Synonym: match, parallel, rival, tie. Antonym: disparity, unequal. Similar words: be equal to, squalid, qualify, quality, adequate, equation, equability, equanimity. Meaning: ['iːkwəl] n. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group. v. 1. be identical or equivalent to 2. be equal to in quality or ability 3. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching. adj. 1. well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another 2. equal in amount or value.
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(151) The profession's leaders must take action now to promote equal opportunities for all.
(152) We are giving an equal area of land to the landless.
(153) He treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal.
(154) Men and women should have equal access to education and employment.
(155) The aim was to divide up the business, give everyone an equal stake in its future.
(156) If all the coronary arteries are free of significant obstructions, all parts of the heart will receive equal amounts of oxygen.
(157) Women are now considered as equal partners, not as chattels or housekeepers.
(158) The theory assumes the existence of a "meritocracy"?that there is equal opportunity for all.
(159) One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer or a standard measure of spirits.
(160) His views are grounded on the assumption that all people are equal.
(161) Men and women ought to be able to compete for jobs on an equal footing.
(162) It's based on the idea that all people are created equal.
(163) The victorious nations carved up the defeated country into several parts,each taking an equal share.
(164) Equal amounts of flour and sugar should be added to the mixture.
(165) Do you know if a piece of lead will weigh down an equal bulk of iron?
(166) All things being equal[Sentencedict.com], a small car will cost less than a larger one.
(167) I had at last found a sport where I could compete on equal terms with able-bodied people.
(168) You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is where I disagree.
(169) The past does not equal the future. Tony Robbins
(170) Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior. Socrates
(171) All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.Sentencedict.com George Orwell
(172) Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow. Denis Waitley
(173) I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes. Edward Gibbon
(174) I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler. Socrates
(175) Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely. Aristotle
(176) The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not. Colette
(177) During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. Nelson Mandela
(178) Nobody is superior, nobody is inferior, but nobody is equal either. People are simply unique, incomparable. You are you, I am I. I have to contribute my potential to life; you have to contribute your potential to life. I have to discover my own being; you have to discover your own being. Osho
(179) But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with. George Washington
(180) As men, we are all equal in the presence of death. Publilius Syrus