Auxiliary and Equivalent

Auxiliary

Auxiliary noun - Someone who acts as an assistant.

Equivalent and auxiliary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Equivalent" instead a noun "Auxiliary".

Equivalent

Equivalent noun - One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.
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Synonyms for Equivalent

Auxiliary and equivalent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Auxiliary" instead a noun "Equivalent".

How words are described

human human auxiliary human equivalent
female female auxiliary female equivalent

Both words in one sentence

  • Eighteen thousand legionnaires, plus an equivalent number of auxiliary formations, totaling one-tenth of the entire field army were permanently lost beyond recovery.
  • Charlotte mocks Jenny by calling her "Amy Johnson" (a famous British aviatrix of the early 20th century, who set numerous records before being crash-landing in WW2 whilst serving as an auxiliary pilot- for American readers, kind of the Transatlantic Equivalent of Amelia Earhart, if you will).
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