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Fowler (1926) condemned the use of equally as (They are equally as good) as an 'illiterate tautology', preferring either They are equally good or They are as good. Another unexceptionable possibility, which goes some way to providing the sentence balance that equally gives, is They are just as good.

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adjective

1. Agreeing exactly in value, quantity, or effect: equivalent, even¹, identical, same, tantamount. Idioms: on a par, one and the same. See same/different/compare.
2. Having the necessary strength or ability: up to. See ability/inability.
3. Just to all parties: equitable, even¹, evenhanded, fair. See same/different/compare.

noun

One that is very similar to another in rank or position: coequal, colleague, compeer, equivalent, fellow, peer²,, same/different/compare.

verb

1. To be equal or alike: compare, correspond, match, measure up, parallel, touch. Informal stack up. See same/different/compare.
2. To be equivalent or tantamount: amount, constitute, correspond. Idioms: have all the earmarks. See be.
3. To do or make something equal to: match, meet¹, tie. See same/different/compare.

Idioms beginning with equal:
equal to

See also other things being equal; separate but equal.

adj

Definition: alike
Antonyms: different, not alike, unequal, unlike, unmatched, variable, varying

adj

Definition: fair, unbiased
Antonyms: biased, disproportionate, inequitable, unequal, unfair, unjust

n

Definition: peer
Antonyms: inferior

v

Definition: make even, be even with
Antonyms: disproportion, imbalance, unmatch, vary

IN BRIEF: To the same degree (often followed by `as') or amount; uniformly;

Those who bear equally the burdens of government should equally participate in the benefits. — Thomas Jefferson

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lige, ens, ensartet, jævnbyrdig, samme
n. - ligemand, jævnbyrdig, mage, lige
v. tr. - være lig med, svare til, kunne hamle op med, præstere magen til

idioms:

• all things being equal    alt andet lige
• be equal to    være på højde med, kunne magte
• equal opportunity    samme mulighed
• equal sign    lighedstegn
• equals sign    lighedstegn

Nederlands (Dutch)
evenaren, gelijk zijn aan, gelijke, equivalent, gelijk, gelijkmatig, eender, gelijkwaardig onder gelijke omstandigheden

Français (French)
adj. - (Math, gén) égal (à), (US, Radio, TV) droit (de réponse), à la hauteur de, de force à, de taille à, égal (un tempérament)
n. - égal(e), pair(e), pareil(le)
v. tr. - (Math, gén) égaler en

idioms:

• all things being equal    tout étant égal, tout bien considéré
• be equal to    être de taille à, valoir, égaler, être à la hauteur
• equal opportunity    égalité des chances
• equal sign    (Math) signe d'égalité ou égal
• equals sign    (Math) signe d'égalité ou égal

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gleichgestellter
v. - gleichen, entsprechen
adj. - gleich

idioms:

• all things being equal    wenn alle anderen Faktoren gleich bleiben
• be equal to    gewachsen sein
• equal opportunity    Chancengleichheit
• equal sign    Gleichheitszeichen
• equals sign    Gleichheitszeichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ίσος, ομότιμος, όμοιος, ομαλός, αδιατάρακτος
v. - ισούμαι (προς), είμαι ίσος προς, αντιστοιχώ (προς)
adj. - ίσος, ίδιος, ομότιμος, όμοιος, αντάξιος, ισάξιος

idioms:

• all things being equal    πάνω στην ίδια βάση, επί της αυτής βάσεως
• be equal to    ισούται προς, είναι ίσον με
• equal opportunity    ίσες ευκαιρίες (ιδ. για εργασία)
• equal sign    το σημείο του ίσον (=)
• equals sign    το σημείο του ίσον (=)

Italiano (Italian)
uguagliare, uguale, pari

idioms:

• all things being equal    se tutto va come previsto
• be equal to    essere all'altezza di
• equal opportunity    senza discriminazioni
• equal/s sign    uguale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - igual (m) (f) (par/semelhante), estado (m) de igualdade
v. - igualar
adj. - igual, uniforme, estar à altura

idioms:

• all things being equal    no mais nao havendo diferenças
• be equal to    ser capaz de
• equal opportunity    oportunidades iguais
• equal(s) sign    sinal (m) de igualdade

Русский (Russian)
равняться, приравнивать, ровня, равный, подобный

idioms:

• all things being equal    при равных условиях
• be equal to    быть равным с
• equal opportunity    равенство возможностей
• equal(s) sign    знак равенства

Español (Spanish)
adj. - igual, par, equivalente, parejo, equitativo, tiene los mismos derechos
n. - igual, par, equivalente, parejo, equitativo, tiene los mismos derechos
v. tr. - igualar, ser igual a

idioms:

• all things being equal    si todo sigue igual
• be equal to    ser igual que, estar a la altura de
• equal opportunity    igualdad de oportunidades
• equal sign    signo igual
• equals sign    signo igual

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - samma, jämlik, like
v. - motsvara
adj. - lika

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
相等的, 胜任的, 平等的, 对手, 同辈, 匹敌, 等于, 比得上

idioms:

• all things being equal    立足点平等
• be equal to    胜任, 相等, 合适
• equal opportunity    机会均等
• equal sign    等号
• equals sign    等号

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 相等的, 勝任的, 平等的
n. - 對手, 同輩, 匹敵
v. tr. - 等於, 比得上

idioms:

• all things being equal    立足點平等
• be equal to    勝任, 相等, 合適
• equal opportunity    機會均等
• equal sign    等號
• equals sign    等號

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 같은, 맞먹는, 평온한, 올바른, 평평한
n. - 동등한 사람
v. tr. - ~과 같다

idioms:

• be equal to    ~과 같다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 等しい, 匹敵する, 平等な, 五分五分の, 耐えられる, 資格を備えている
n. - 同等の人, 匹敵するもの
v. - 劣らない

idioms:

• be equal to    等しい
• equal opportunity    機会均等
• equal(s) sign    等号
• on equal terms    対等の条件で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كميه معادله, عدل, ند (فعل) يضاهي, يساوي (صفه) معادل, مساوي كل الأشياء متساويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שווה, זהה, מסוגל, מוכשר‬
n. - ‮אדם הזהה או שווה עם אחר בתכונות שונות או במעמד‬
v. tr. - ‮היה שווה ל-, דמה‬

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