Synonyms for equality
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Equivalence — the fact of being equal
Definitions
- n. 1
The fact of being equal.
- n. 2
The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
Related words
- Word family
- equalitarian equity equilibrium
- Phrases
- comparative of equality equality sign
Forms
- Plural
- equalities → equivalences, parities, samenesses, equivalencies…
Example sentences
- parity I hope that there will be parity amongst people someday.
- equivalence The tilde is used in math to denote equivalence.
- equivalency It's a completely false equivalency.
- sameness The sameness of my days is wearing me out.
- identity Sami didn't reveal the identity of his assailants.
- uniformity The US Army is big on uniformity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| equality | rising | |
| parity | falling | |
| equivalence | rising | |
| equivalency | steady | |
| sameness | rising | |
| identity | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- par1
- 6 letters
- parity3
- 8 letters
- identity4, equation3, likeness2, sameness2, evenness3
- 9 letters
- agreement3
- 10 letters
- proportion3, uniformity5
- 11 letters
- equivalence4, equivalency5, coextension
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (parity3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- égalité
- Italiano
- uguaglianza
- Español
- igualdad
- Deutsch
- Gleichheit
- Català
- igualtat