EQUALIZATION Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

equalization

noun

Definition of equalization

as in uniformity

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Recent Examples of equalization As the volume level increases, the equalization curve rolls back to ensure balance while preventing unpleasant distortion. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 One of the most important among these standards was RIAA’s equalization curve, developed in 1954, which standardized the width of the grooves used in records and established specifications for the frequency response of audio recordings (known as the RIAA Curve). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026 Alberta, home to Canada's oil sands and a longstanding grievance over energy policies, has frequently expressed dissatisfaction with the federal government, especially over issues like carbon taxes, pipeline regulations and equalization payments. — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 This makes firmware updates harder and limits custom equalization to whatever EQ software your music player supports. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 She was ordered to pay Abasolo $500,000 as an equalization payment, though her previous spousal support payments were deducted from that total, bringing it to $460,229. — Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025 In Switzerland, richer cantons pay into a system known as fiscal equalization that redistributes the money to less wealthy regions. — Laura Millan, Bloomberg, 28 May 2025

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Noun

The metaphor matters because good governance is not uniformity.

— Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Patchworked textile blocks create an almost one-of-one look, a far cry from the uniformity of big-box stores and large swaths of single fabrics.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of uniformity

Noun

When consumer demand falls faster than production can adjust, unsold wine can sit on the balance sheet while a winery works its way back into equilibrium.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Achieving such an outcome might allow the formation of a new global economic equilibrium—and more important, might prevent the next major global economic crisis.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of equilibrium

Noun

Emanuel said that the number of stocks on his Negative Beta list — those with an inverse correlation to the S & P 500 over the past six months — has climbed to a record 121.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Gallup is careful to note the correlation does not establish cause, and the arrow may run both ways.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of correlation

Noun

Deluxe has also opened a Japan office inside Tohokushinsha’s Tokyo headquarters, a move meant to tighten coordination between the two companies’ project teams.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
There was little coordination between CMPD, the District Attorney’s Office and the courts.

— Peter St Onge, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of coordination

Noun

Even simple equipment failed with slapstick regularity, six workers said.

— Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
In Washington, the National Guard has settled into what is becoming a lengthy deployment, even as the troops carrying out the mission rotate with relative regularity.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of regularity

Noun

Now, seven years after Epstein’s death—and six months after the release of all Epstein’s correspondence—the House select committee was putting Black on the stand.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
To be clear, the payment was made between the two individuals and was found in email correspondence, according to the Times.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of correspondence

Noun

But Kostyuk, who has done tremendous work of her own this season to add solidity and evenness to a tennis arsenal with impossible peaks, but also deep troughs, had reasons to do much more than feel the agony of missing out.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Cooking performance comparison Both Lodge and Amazon Basics Dutch ovens scored a perfect 10 out of 10 for cooking performance, including heat retention and evenness of cooking.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026

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