Equivalent
Equivalent adjective - Being essentially equal to something.
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Synonyms for Equivalent
Relative and equivalent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relative" instead an adjective "Equivalent".
Relative
Relative adjective - Being such only when compared to something else.
Usage example: after being crammed into a one-bedroom apartment, they lived in relative comfort in a two-bedroom house
Equivalent and relative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Equivalent" instead an adjective "Relative".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- correspondent and equivalent
- correspondent and relative
- similar and equivalent
- similar and relative
- allied and equivalent
- allied and relative
- related and equivalent
- related and relative
- comparable and equivalent
- comparable and relative
- cognate and equivalent
- cognate and relative
- kindred and equivalent
- kindred and relative
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The non-magical equivalent of a Transformation Sequence, similar to Dress Hits Floor except in the opposite direction relative to gravity.
Source: Flung Clothing -
This is mitigated by the controls: They usually move the prince relative to the screen (which, with the 3rd person camera, is normally equivalent to "relative to the prince").
Source: Camera Screw - Another relative who imagines herself the Shire's equivalent of Dear Abby is given a wastebasket.
Source: Deadpan Snarker / Literature
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