EQUALLY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

equally

adverb

Definition of equally

as in alike

in an equal manner or to an equal degree They love all their children equally. The new method is more efficient and equally effective.

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Recent Examples of equally But not all households are feeling the financial strain equally, according to economists and political experts. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 There’s an equally long list of people who have decided to keep those assets together, whether that’s Fox, ITV or AMC. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Annual salaries would have risen due to inflation and growing revenues even without the second apron, and the final statistic regarding 30% pay increases doesn’t show that all tiers of players benefitted equally. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026 And then two, letting a startup kind of YOLO that technology into the world without any security best practices, equally bad. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equally

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The George Washington Bridge walkways are used by commuters and recreational users alike.

— Nick Caloway, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The tech lobby — currently led by ginormous AI companies — has emerged as the largest source of campaign contributions in US history, lavishing tens of millions of dollars on both for Democrats and Republicans alike.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of alike

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Federal immigration officials need to ensure that body cameras worn by officers are uniformly activated when needed, a government report released Wednesday said, following a series of contentious shootings and aggressive arrests by ICE officers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Yet the reactions to Mai were not uniformly positive, and reflected debates over the value of voyages like Cook’s.

— Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of uniformly

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Despite the identically horrible records, these teams are in different places.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The goal is not to make everyone experience the organization identically but to build the structures, relationships and learning processes that allow teams and leaders to work cohesively in a positive organizational cultural environment.

— Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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