Synonyms for equivalent
- adjective
- noun
Most common
equal equal-area interchangeable tantamount synonymous commensurate
All synonyms
Adjective
equal, tantamount, same, interchangeable, equal-area, convertible, commensurate, synonymous, alike, correspondent, equipollent rare, equinumerous rare
Noun
1. Combining weight
eq, combining weight dated
Other
counterpart, off-set, synonym, correlative, quid pro quo, tit for tat
Definitions
- adj. 1
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.
- n. 1
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
Forms
- Plural
- equivalents → counterparts, off-sets, synonyms, correlatives…
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In geometry, two triangles are equal when they can be laid over one another, and fit, line for line and angle for angle; they are equivalent when they simply contain the same amount of space.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- equal Is it valid to say that all men are created equal?
- interchangeable These two parts are interchangeable.
- tantamount A lack of response is tantamount to acquiescence.
- synonymous Remorse is not synonymous with expression of grief.
- commensurate This great feat needs a commensurate prize.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| equivalent | falling | |
| equal | falling | |
| interchangeable | falling | |
| tantamount | steady | |
| synonymous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- eq
- 4 letters
- same1
- 5 letters
- equal2, alike2
- 7 letters
- synonym3
- 10 letters
- synonymous4, tantamount3
- 11 letters
- counterpart3, convertible4, correlative, equipollent
- 12 letters
- commensurate4, equinumerous
- 13 letters
- correspondent4
- 15 letters
- interchangeable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (equal2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- équivalent
- Italiano
- equivalente
- Español
- equivalente
- Deutsch
- gleichwertig
- Català
- equivalent