Synonyms of equaling

equaling

verb

variants or equalling

present participle of equal

1

as in matching

to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)

no one has equaled Shakespeare's plays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• matching
• meeting
• surpassing
• tying
• beating
• topping
• approaching
• touching
• eclipsing
• transcending
• outstripping
• bettering
• excelling
• rivaling
• approximating
• outdoing
• outshining
• outdistancing
• paralleling
• overtopping
• amounting (to)
• keeping up
• measuring up (to)
• stacking up (against or with)

2

as in coming (to)

to be the same in meaning or effect

being confined to home for a whole weekend would equal a death sentence in the minds of a lot of teens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coming (to)
• corresponding (to)
• signifying
• matching
• amounting (to)
• meaning
• emulating
• rivaling
• approaching
• adding up (to)
• measuring (up)
• denoting
• touching
• suggesting
• expressing
• importing
• meeting
• spelling
• connoting
• smacking (of)

3

as in paralleling

to be the exact counterpart of

in the British system a public school equals an American prep school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• matching
• paralleling
• mirroring
• corresponding (to)
• complementing
• supplementing
• going (with)
• conforming (to)
• rivaling
• coordinating (with)
• harmonizing (with)
• blending (with)
• counterbalancing
• nearing
• echoing
• approaching
• measuring (up)
• counterpoising
• coming (to)
• suggesting
• amounting (to)
• repeating
• partaking (of)
• adding up (to)
• imaging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of equaling

Tadej Pogacar is poised to win a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title when the showcase race ends with its final stage later on Sunday. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Fudd’s 30-point effort was tied for the second-most ever, equaling Sabrina Ionescu and Allie Quigley’s total. — Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Also equaling its last year’s tally is KMEX-TV with 7, followed by KVEA (6), ABC7 4, NBC4 (4), Spectrum News 1 and Spectrum SportsNet (2) and LA36, Spectrum SportsNet LA and USC Football (1). — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Her 30-point effort was tied for the second-most ever, equaling Sabrina Ionescu and Allie Quigley’s total. — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2026

In terms of goalscoring, Mbappe had the best tournament of any footballer since Gerd Muller for West Germany in 1970, equalling Muller’s tally of 10 goals (just three short of Just Fontaine’s all-time single World Cup record of 13 in 1958). — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Can Djokovic get his revenge and inch closer toward his record-equaling eighth title? — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026

In fact, three times zero still equaling zero, there really isn't much asset protection provided by this structure at all. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

There have been about 120,000 tech layoffs in 2026 so far, nearly equaling 2025’s total. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 June 2026