COEQUAL Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

(ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwəl

Definition of coequal

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

Part of the problem, in Tillis' mind, is that the president needs to start thinking about Congress as a coequal branch of government. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 June 2026 The legislative branch behaved as a coequal branch of government. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026 Like Temminck’s pangolin or coequal branches of government, retirement is in danger of going extinct. — Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026 Anything less continues the unlawful and discriminatory distinction the state has drawn among coequal treaty signatories. — Shaun Chapoose, Denver Post, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for coequal

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal

Adjective

The film, based on Josh Malerman‘s 2024 novel Incidents Around the House, follows a family whose house is haunted by a sinister entity that looks and sounds identical to the mother, with both versions played by the star.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
This cartography of development is now helping researchers understand how identical cells in the early embryo develop into the distinct tissues and cell types of a complex organism.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of identical

Adjective

Thiessen said those events are not directly comparable to a new baseball stadium, which would host many more games regularly.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of comparable

Noun

During demonstrations, the researchers folded the material diagonally in opposite directions, and its digital counterpart followed the changing geometry.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
From 2021 through last season, the Knicks boasted an unfathomable 18-2 record against their Eastern Conference counterpart Washington Wizards.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of counterpart

Adjective

Bayzo's pub is analogous to an English tavern, with creamy cups of clam chowder and a piano likely to launch you into Elton John renditions.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of analogous

Noun

In my opinion in our competitive market the setup will strengthen Paramount+ and that in the end Paramount+ may become a stronger partner under the Skydance banner – at least in the next years.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Twelve percent was also the interest rate tacked on to bills that were turned over to collections by Great Bend Regional Medical Center, of which Marshall was a founding partner.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of partner

Adjective

There is also a T-shirt, tank top and denim cap, each sporting similar artwork.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
But a key rationale for eligibility rules is to establish bright-line, predictable rules that should promote fair play and competition, with colleges, coaches and athletes treated similarly in similar situations.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of similar

Adjective

Recent polls show Raman leading Bass by a few points, but those same polls show almost a third of voters are still undecided.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
That same fall, Lane Kiffin walked out on an 11-1 Ole Miss team weeks before its first playoff game, lured to LSU by a war chest the Rebels couldn’t match.

— Chris Park, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026