COEQUAL Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

(ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwəl

as in identical

resembling another in every respect in my mind illegally downloading something from the Internet is coequal to stealing from a store

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coequal

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noun

as in equivalent

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value viewing himself as the coequal of the Caesars of ancient Rome, Napoléon surrounded himself with the emblems of classical antiquity

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Recent Examples of coequal

Adjective

They're supposed to be coequal. —

Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025 Trump's first term was plagued by internal sabotage from bureaucrats and agency officers who fancied themselves a coequal branch of government. —

Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 Presidents since the 1970s, however, have effectively managed to dodge definitive answers to those questions – demonstrating both the power inherent in their position and the unwillingness among members of the legislative branch to reclaim their coequal status. —

Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 23 June 2025 This raises concerns about the balance of power among the coequal branches of government. —

Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coequal

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal

Adjective

Each suite, which is nearly identical in size to those in the Stueckle Sky Center, has large sliding doors leading out to the field, as well as windows that look back into the lounge.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
One resistance gene was 100% identical, suggesting a relatively recent swap.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026