Dictionary Definition
equally adv
1 to the same degree (often followed by `as');
"they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child
sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every
bit as mean as she is" [syn: as, every
bit]
2 in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or
impartial way; "a class evenly divided between girls and boys";
"they split their winnings equally"; "deal equally with rich and
poor" [syn: evenly] [ant:
unevenly, unevenly]
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Pronunciation
Adverb
- In an equal manner or degree in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.
Translations
- Albanian: barabar
- Finnish: yhtäläisesti, samalla tavoin
- French: également
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
according to circumstances, accordingly, ad eundem,
alike, as, as is, as it is, as matters
stand, as well, at that rate, ceteris paribus, coequally, coextensively, coincidentally, congruently, consequently, correspondently,
correspondingly,
coterminously,
deservedly, disinterestedly,
dispassionately,
ditto, duly, equitably, equivalently, evenly, fair, fairly, fifty-fifty, ibid, ibidem, identically, impartially, impersonally, in that case,
in that event, indifferently, just the
same, justifiably,
justifiedly,
justly, likewise, meetly, properly, proportionately,
rightfully, rightly, same here, so, squarely, synonymously, that being
so, the same way, therefore, under the
circumstances, upon even terms, warrantably, warrantedly, without
distinction