EQUALLY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

equally

adverb

Definition of equally

as in alike

in an equal manner or to an equal degree They love all their children equally. The new method is more efficient and equally effective.

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Recent Examples of equally However this latest addition will play an equally important role in the Orlando-area park and beyond. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Hall responded, noting that the studio crew appeared equally enthusiastic about the idea. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 Mandylor is equally hilarious as a dumb thug who is so deserving of becoming shark bait. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 Treating female athletes like equally capable professionals is another matter. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for equally

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Food and drink The Monarch Club rooftop bar is one of the hotter tickets in town, with Detroiters and visitors alike queuing up in the hotel lobby to ride the Gothic elevators to the penthouse floor.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
Prime brokers Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America issued margin calls, and the fund ultimately sold its entire public equities book—longs and shorts alike—to a single unnamed buyer before Thursday’s open.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026

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When voters have absolute confidence that the rules are fair, secure, and uniformly enforced, participation in our civic process increases.

— Yoni Anijar, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Another gripe for many is the American accents uniformly applied to these characters from Greek mythology when everyone knows that all the glorious empires of Hollywood speak exclusively in British accents.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

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