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"spells", "suggests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the exact counterpart of":{ "examples":[ "in the British system a public school equals an American prep school" ], "synonyms":[ "corresponds (to)", "matches", "parallels" ], "near synonyms":[ "blends (with)", "conforms (to)", "coordinates (with)", "goes (with)", "harmonizes (with)", "complements", "supplements", "counterbalances", "counterpoises", "echoes", "images", "mirrors", "repeats", "adds up (to)", "amounts (to)", "approaches", "comes (to)", "nears", "measures (up)", "partakes (of)", "rivals", "suggests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "equates":{ "to regard or represent as equal or comparable":{ "examples":[ "a value system that equates money with success" ], "synonyms":[ "compares", "likens" ], "near synonyms":[ "associates", "connects", "correlates", "identifies", "joins", "links", "matches", "relates", "groups", "lumps (together)", "assorts", "categorizes", "classes", "classifies", "grades", "groups", "sorts" ], "near antonyms":[ "differentiates", "discerns", "discriminates", "distinguishes", "separates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to describe as similar":{ "examples":[ "you're being silly when you equate the talent of that pop star with the musical genius of Mozart" ], "synonyms":[ "analogizes", "assimilates", "brackets", "compares", "likens" ], "near synonyms":[ "associates", "connects", "couples", "links", "alludes", "refers", "relates", "equals", "matches", "parallels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contrasts" ] }, "to make equal in amount, degree, or status":{ "examples":[ "you'll stop running up debts when you start equating what you spend with what you earn" ], "synonyms":[ "balances", "equalizes", "evens", "levels" ], "near synonyms":[ "equilibrates", "equipoises", "accommodates", "adjusts", "compensates", "fits", "counterbalances", "homogenizes", "normalizes", "regularizes", "standardizes", "democratizes" ], "near antonyms":[ 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"dobbin", "jade", "plug", "skate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "equipage":{ "a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers":{ "examples":[ "for their old-fashioned wedding, the couple arrived at the church in a Victorian-era equipage , complete with costumed driver" ], "synonyms":[ "carriage", "rig" ], "near synonyms":[ "barouche", "brougham", "buckboard", "buggy", "cab", "cabriolet", "calash", "cal\u00e8che", "caleche", "caroche", "carryall", "chaise", "chariot", "coach", "coup\u00e9", "coupe", "curricle", "diligence", "dogcart", "droshky", "drosky", "four-in-hand", "gig", "go-cart", "hackney", "hansom", "hansom cab", "jaunting car", "landau", "phaeton", "post chaise", "roadster", "rockaway", "stage", "stagecoach", "stanhope", "surrey", "tandem", "tilbury", "tonga", "trap", "troika", "victoria", "turnout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "equipments":{ "items needed for the performance of a task or activity":{ 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"changeability", "fluctuation", "inconstancy", "insecurity", "instability", "mutability", "precariousness", "shakiness", "unsteadiness", "volatility" ], "related":[ "counterbalance", "offset", "firmness", "fixedness", "security", "stability", "steadiness" ], "synonyms":[ "balance", "counterpoise", "equilibration", "equilibrium", "poise", "stasis" ] }, "a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her frugality is a much-needed equipoise to her husband's spendthrift ways" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "trade-off", "ballast", "weight" ], "synonyms":[ "balance", "canceler", "canceller", "corrective", "counter", "counteraction", "counterbalance", "counterforce", "counterpoise", "counterweight", "neutralizer", "offset" ] }, "as in equilibrate":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "equipped":{ "to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) 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"apportioned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "distributed", "doled out", "handed out", "meted (out)", "parceled (out)", "parcelled (out)", "portioned", "prorated", "allocated", "allotted", "assigned", "armed", "fortified", "prepared", "reequipped", "re-equipped", "refitted", "refurnished", "reoutfitted" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprived", "dispossessed", "divested", "stripped", "stript" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "equivalence":{ "the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality":{ "examples":[ "moviegoers who mistakenly believe that there is an equivalence between the personality of an actor and that of his character" ], "synonyms":[ "coequality", "coordinateness", "equality", "equivalency", "par", "parity", "sameness" ], "near synonyms":[ "comparability", "compatibility", "correlation", "correspondence", "alikeness", "community", "likeness", "parallelism", "resemblance", "similarity", "similitude", "exchangeability", "interchangeability", "identicalness", "identity" ], "near antonyms":[ "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "divergence", "diverseness", "diversity", "incompatibility", "dissimilarity", "unlikeness" ], "antonyms":[ "imparity", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "equivocal":{ "giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged":{ "examples":[ "the evidence that this latest diet really results in lasting weight loss is certainly equivocal" ], "synonyms":[ "debatable", "disputable", "dodgy", "doubtable", "doubtful", "dubious", "dubitable", "fishy", "problematic", "problematical", "queer", "questionable", "shady", "shaky", "suspect", "suspicious" ], "near synonyms":[ "alleged", "so-called", "supposed", "moot", "ambiguous", "open", "unclear", "uncertain", "undecided", "undetermined", "far-fetched", "flimsy", "improbable", "unlikely", "weak" ], "near antonyms":[ "decisive", "definitive", "clear", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "positive" ], "antonyms":[ "certain", "hands-down", "incontestable", "indisputable", "indubitable", "questionless", "sure", "undeniable", "undoubted", "unproblematic", "unquestionable" ] }, "having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{ "examples":[ "he responded to the reporter's questions with equivocal answers or refusals to comment" ], "synonyms":[ "ambiguous", "arcane", "cryptic", "dark", "deep", "Delphic", "double-edged", "elliptical", "elliptic", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "fuliginous", "inscrutable", "murky", "mysterious", "mystic", "nebulous", "obscure", "occult", "opaque" ], "near synonyms":[ "abstruse", "esoteric", "recondite", "cloaked", "concealed", "disguised", "masked", "shrouded", "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "clouded", "cloudy", "dim", "faint", "foggy", "fuzzy", "hazy", "indistinct", "indistinguishable", "misty", "muddy", "obfuscatory", "obnubilated", "obscurant", "obscurantic", "shaded", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "sphinxlike", "indefinite", "inexact", "inexplicit", "noncommittal", "questionable", "unclear", "uncertain", "undefined", "undetermined", "vague", "impenetrable", "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "inexplicable", "eerie", "eery", "uncanny", "weird", "impalpable", "inappreciable", "intangible", "invisible", "unanswerable", "unknowable", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confusing", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling", "unfathomable", "circuitous", "indirect", "roundabout", "complex", "complicated", "difficult", "obtuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "comprehensible", "fathomable", "intelligible", "knowable", "legible", "pellucid", "understandable", "bright", "distinct", "evident", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "certain", "firm", "strong", "sure", "defined", "determined", "direct", "straightforward", "definite", "exact", "explicit", "appreciable", "palpable", "tangible", "visible", "blatant", "patent", "unmistakable" ], "antonyms":[ "accessible", "clear", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "plain", "unambiguous", "unequivocal" ] }, "having a mixture of opposing feelings":{ "examples":[ "a number of people are clearly equivocal about allowing casino gambling in the state" ], "synonyms":[ "ambivalent", "conflicted" ], "near synonyms":[ "doubtful", "faltering", "irresolute", "questioning", "uncertain", "undecided", "unsure", "vacillating", "wobbly", "wabbly", "afraid", "disinclined", "dubious", "hesitant", "indisposed", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant" ], "near antonyms":[ "certain", "decided", "resolute", "sure", "unquestioning" ], "antonyms":[ "unambivalent" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "equivocation":{ "deliberate evasion in speech":{ "examples":[ "your equivocation when asked where you were last night is not reassuring" ], "synonyms":[ "circumlocution", "shuffle", "tergiversation" ], "near synonyms":[ "quibbling", "ambiguity", "ambiguousness", "equivocalness", "murkiness", "nebulousness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "opacity" ], "near 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"complexity", "complication", "difficulty", "obtuseness" ], "near antonyms":[ "comprehensibility", "intelligibility", "legibility", "brightness", "distinctness", "self-evidence", "certainty", "surety", "definiteness", "exactness", "explicitness", "incision", "incisiveness", "lucidity", "lucidness", "perspicuity", "perspicuousness", "directness", "forthrightness", "openness", "straightforwardness", "palpability", "tangibility", "tangibleness", "visibility", "readability", "readableness", "obviousness" ], "antonyms":[ "clarity", "clearness", "obviousness", "plainness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "equal":{ "marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias":{ "examples":[ "the basic belief that everyone is entitled to equal opportunity in employment" ], "synonyms":[ "candid", "disinterested", "dispassionate", "equitable", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "indifferent", "just", "nonpartisan", "objective", "square", "unbiased", "unprejudiced" ], "near synonyms":[ "frank", "forthright", "open", "straight", "straightforward", "balanced", "rational", "reasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "deceitful", "deceptive", "dishonest", "arbitrary", "unconscionable", "unreasonable", "jaundiced", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "colored", "distorted", "warped" ], "antonyms":[ "biased", "ex parte", "inequitable", "nonobjective", "one-sided", "partial", "parti pris", "partisan", "prejudiced", "unjust" ] }, "resembling another in every respect":{ "examples":[ "as far as I can see, except for the high price, the store-brand jacket is equal to the jacket with the designer label" ], "synonyms":[ "coequal", "duplicate", "even", "identical", "indistinguishable", "same" ], "near synonyms":[ "akin", "alike", "analogous", "comparable", "coordinate", "correspondent", "corresponding", "equivalent", "like", "look-alike", "matching", "parallel", "similar", "such", "suchlike", "synonymous", "tantamount" ], "near antonyms":[ "differentiable", "discriminable", "divers", "miscellaneous", "sundry", "varied", "various" ], "antonyms":[ "different", "disparate", "dissimilar", "distant", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "other", "unalike", "unlike" ] }, "having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance":{ "examples":[ "looking for someone equal to the challenge of running a large state university" ], "synonyms":[ "able", "capable", "competent", "fit", "good", "qualified", "suitable" ], "near synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "experienced", "expert", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "proficient", "seasoned", "skilled", "skillful", "veteran", "overqualified", "prepared", "schooled", "trained", "apt", "ready", "willing", "all-around", "all-round", "protean", "versatile" ], "near antonyms":[ "inexperienced", "inexpert", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful", "unprepared", "unschooled", "untrained", "beginning", "green", "new", "raw", "untested", "untried" ], "antonyms":[ "incompetent", "inept", "poor", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified" ] }, "free from emotional or mental agitation":{ "examples":[ "he proceeded, in an equal tone, to recount the terrible events of the day" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "level", "limpid", "peaceful", "placid", "possessed", "recollected", "sedate", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "serene", "smooth", "together", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unruffled", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "near synonyms":[ "even", "even-keeled", "steady", "well-adjusted", "well-balanced", "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unflappable", "unshakable", "centered", "disciplined", "equable", "self-contained", "self-controlled", "affable", "breezy", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "laid-back", "loosey-goosey", "mellow", "carefree", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "assured", "confident", "self-assured", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "indifferent", "bovine", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "sober", "stolid", "relaxed", "relieved", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "near antonyms":[ "anxious", "bothered", "distressed", "uneasy", "unquiet", "unsettled", "worried", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "restless", "skittish", "tense", "high-strung", "unstable", "uptight" ], "antonyms":[ "agitated", "discomposed", "disturbed", "flustered", "perturbed", "unglued", "unhinged", "unstrung", "upset" ] }, "one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value":{ "examples":[ "a basketball player who truly has no equal in his sport" ], "synonyms":[ "coequal", "compeer", "coordinate", "counterpart", "equivalent", "fellow", "like", "match", "parallel", "peer", "rival" ], "near synonyms":[ "analogue", "analog", "double", "half", "mate", "twin", "associate", "colleague", "companion", "copartner", "partner", "competitor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)":{ "examples":[ "no one has equaled Shakespeare's plays" ], "synonyms":[ "match", "meet", "tie" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "better", "eclipse", "excel", "outdistance", "outdo", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend", "amount (to)", "approach", "touch", "approximate", "keep up", "measure up (to)", "parallel", "rival", "stack up (against or with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the same in meaning or effect":{ "examples":[ "being confined to home for a whole weekend would equal a death sentence in the minds of a lot of teens" ], "synonyms":[ "add up (to)", "amount (to)", "come (to)", "correspond (to)", "emulate" ], "near synonyms":[ "approach", "match", "measure (up)", "meet", "rival", "touch", "connote", "denote", "express", "import", "mean", "signify", "smack (of)", "spell", "suggest" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be the exact counterpart of":{ "examples":[ "in the British system a public school equals an American prep school" ], "synonyms":[ "correspond (to)", "match", "parallel" ], "near synonyms":[ "blend (with)", "conform (to)", "coordinate (with)", "go (with)", "harmonize (with)", "complement", "supplement", "counterbalance", "counterpoise", "echo", "image", "mirror", "repeat", "add up (to)", "amount (to)", "approach", "come (to)", "near", "measure (up)", "partake (of)", "rival", "suggest" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "equip":{ "to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function":{ "examples":[ "years of service in the congress and in the cabinet equipped him better than most people for the office of the presidency" ], "synonyms":[ "fit", "prepare", "qualify", "ready", "season", "train" ], "near synonyms":[ "accustom", "adapt", "adjust", "condition", "groom", "habituate", "shape", "tailor", "authorize", "entitle", "empower", "enable", "educate", "indoctrinate", "instruct", "school", "teach", "tutor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide (someone) with what 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"dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "unlikeness", "inequality", "conflict", "polarity", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "equids":{ "as in horses , saddle horses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chargers", "coursers", "cow ponies", "cutting horses", "gallopers", "hackneys", "hacks", "mounts", "packhorses", "prancers", "quarter horses", "racehorses", "saddle horses", "trotters", "warhorses", "workhorses", "bays", "blacks", "buckskins", "chestnuts", "duns", "palominos", "pintos", "pintoes", "roans", "skewbalds", "sorrels", "colts", "fillies", "foals", "geldings", "mares", "stallions", "equines", "horses", "horse", "nags", "steeds", "cobs", "dobbins", "jades", "plugs", "skates", "broncos", 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