EQUALIZED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

equalized

verb

past tense of equalize

as in balanced

to make equal in amount, degree, or status a plan to equalize educational opportunities for all the state's children, rich and poor alike

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disequilibrated

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Recent Examples of equalized Gonçalo Ramos, who has taken the 41-year-old forward’s place, set up João Cancelo’s opener, then responded with Portugal’s second goal two minutes after Mikkel Damsgaard equalized in the 23rd. — ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026 Montreal equalized at the 37-minute mark on a goal by Fabian Herbers. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 At the time the score was 1-1 and Switzerland had equalized just minutes prior. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Seattle equalized in the 50th minute when Sally Menti collected a precise pass from Mia Fishel and fired past goalkeeper Angelina Anderson. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 León equalized in the 54th minute off a Jordi Cortizo free kick. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 Endrick and Alexis Ciria scored for Madrid, who led 2-0 before Fiorentina equalized through Roberto Piccoli and Moise Kean. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Often, Shawn would stand in the doorway of his bedroom and watch the stranger eat off a tray balanced on his lap, arranging each mouthful of food on his spoon with great deliberation before bringing it to his mouth.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
He was balanced atop an uneven band of rocks jutting into the Columbia River around sunrise.

— Ishani Desai, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of balanced

Verb

The commission voted 7-1 to direct County Attorney Tyrone Wade to look into whether any laws or policies were broken during the consent agenda vote and whether any policies should be adjusted to prevent similar situations in the future.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Both figures were adjusted to represent full-time equivalent student and employee numbers.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjusted

Verb

The character is a type-A perfect student who never has a single hair out of place — a way of being that Gerber has stepped into after years in the fashion industry where perfection is often equated with sublime beauty.

— Michel Ghanem, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
And even when cannabis was prohibited, neither sentencing guidelines nor the public equated its dangers with crack.

— Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of equated

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