Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) peer, equal, match, compeer (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)
Verb
S: (v) equal, be (be identical or equivalent to) "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
S: (v) equal, touch, rival, match (be equal to in quality or ability) "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
S: (v) equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate (make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching) "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"
Adjective
S: (adj) equal (having the same quantity, value, or measure as another) "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"
S: (adj) equivalent, tantamount (being essentially equal to something) "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"
S: (adj) close, tight ((of a contest or contestants) evenly matched) "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
S: (adj) even, fifty-fifty (equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced) "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight"
S: (adj) adequate, equal (having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task) "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"
W: (adj) inadequate [Opposed to: adequate] (lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task) "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"