adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈiːkwəli/
archaic, dialectal:/ˈiːkəli/
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CMU ARPABET:IY1 K W AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: manner
Examples
All citizens are equally taxed.
The pie was divided equally among the guests.
They shared equally in the spoils.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
In equal degree or extent; just as.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: degree
Examples
The gas stations are equally far from the highway.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
Used to link two or more coordinate elements
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: conjunctive
Examples
John suffered setbacks at his job. Equally, Frank's business slowed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adverb
Meaning 4
to the same degree (often followed by `as')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: as, every bit
Antonyms: none provided
5
adverb
Meaning 5
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a class evenly divided between girls and boys
they split their winnings equally
deal equally with rich and poor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: evenly
Antonyms: unequally
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English equal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English equally From equal + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
barabar
— in an equal manner
Arabic:
بِالتَّسَاوِي
(bi-t-tasāwī)
— in an equal manner
Azerbaijani:
bərabər
— in an equal manner
Azerbaijani:
yarıbayarı
— in an equal manner
Bulgarian:
еднакво
(ednakvo)
— in an equal manner
Bulgarian:
по равно
(po ravno)
— in an equal manner
Catalan:
igualment
— in an equal manner
Chinese Mandarin:
一樣地 /一样地
(yīyàng de)
— in an equal manner
Chinese Mandarin:
同樣地 /同样地
(tóngyàng de)
— in an equal manner
Chinese Mandarin:
平等地
(píngděng de)
— in an equal manner
Czech:
stejně
— in an equal manner
Dutch:
even
— in an equal manner
Dutch:
gelijk
— in an equal manner
Dutch:
gelijkelijk
— in an equal manner
Dutch:
gelijkmatig
— in an equal manner
Esperanto:
same
— in an equal manner
Esperanto:
egale
— in an equal manner
Finnish:
yhtäläisesti
— in an equal manner
Finnish:
samalla tavoin
— in an equal manner
French:
également
— in an equal manner
Galician:
igualmente
— in an equal manner
German:
gleichermaßen
— in an equal manner
German:
gleich
— in an equal manner
German:
gleichmäßig
— in an equal manner
Ancient Greek:
ὁμῶς
(homôs)
— in an equal manner
Hungarian:
egyenlően
— in an equal manner
Italian:
altrettanto
— in an equal manner
Italian:
parimenti
— in an equal manner
Japanese:
等しく
(hitoshiku)
— in an equal manner
Japanese:
平等に
(byōdō ni)
— in an equal manner
Japanese:
均等に
(kintō ni)
— in an equal manner
Latin:
aequē
— in an equal manner
Latin:
aequāliter
— in an equal manner
Latin:
pariter
— in an equal manner
Latvian:
vienlīdz
— in an equal manner
Macedonian:
еднакво
(ednakvo)
— in an equal manner
Norman:
êgalement
— in an equal manner
Portuguese:
igualmente
— in an equal manner
Romanian:
egal
— in an equal manner
Romanian:
în mod egal
— in an equal manner
Russian:
одина́ково
(odinákovo)
— in an equal manner
Russian:
по́ровну
(pórovnu)
— in an equal manner
Spanish:
igualmente
— in an equal manner
Swedish:
jämlikt
— in an equal manner
Telugu:
సమానముగా
(samānamugā)
— in an equal manner
