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Defenition of the word equivalent

    • Defenition of the word equivalent

      • Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect.
      • Anything that is virtually equal to something else.
      • Of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship.
      • Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
      • Having the equal ability to combine.
      • Of a map, having the property that equal areas on the map represent equal areas on the mapped surface.
      • essentially equal; "women are paid less than men doing equivalent work"
      • a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc: "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
      • the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
      • equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number"
      • a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
      • being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"
      • a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
      • being essentially equal to something

    Synonyms for the word equivalent

      • alike
      • combining weight
      • comparable
      • correspondent
      • corresponding
      • counterpart
      • eq
      • equal
      • equivalent weight
      • like
      • opposite number
      • parallel
      • same
      • the same

    Similar words in the equivalent

      • equal
      • equivalent
      • equivalently

    Hyponyms for the word equivalent

      • counterpart
      • opposite number
      • replacement
      • substitute
      • vis-a-vis

    Hypernyms for the word equivalent

      • atomic mass
      • atomic weight
      • cognition
      • knowledge
      • noesis
      • relative atomic mass

    Antonyms for the word equivalent

      • unequal
      • unlike

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