Equal
Equal noun - One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.
Usage example: a basketball player who truly has no equal in his sport
Mate is a synonym for equal in peer topic. In some cases you can use "Mate" instead the word "Equal" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like associate, comrade, match, equivalent.
Mate
Mate noun - Either of a pair matched in one or more qualities.
Usage example: have you seen the mate to this glove anywhere?
Equal is a synonym for mate in comparison topic. Sometimes you can use "Equal" instead the word "Mate" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as associate, comrade, match, equivalent.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| female | female equal | female mate |
| best | best equal | best mate |
| better | better equal | better mate |
| true | true equal | true mate |
| Other adjectives: real, potential, worthy, former. | ||
Common collocations
| times | equal times | mate times |
Both words in one sentence
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All Amazons Want Hercules: Maxima will only mate with a man who can equal her in combat.
- The story Groomed To Perfection by Rainbow Bob has Discord implying that Celestia raised Twilight to be her mate in addition to her equal.
Source: Ironic Echo -
While it's not shown how much, the Elders are this on a cosmic scale to the point Entropy erasing her mate Havoc from existence and then him willing himself back into it is equal to one member of a bickering couple shoving the other to them.
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