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equally

  • adverb
  • /ˈiːkwəli/

In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly

Example

“They shared equally in the spoils.”

Other meanings

  1. In equal degree or extent; just as.

    “The gas stations are equally far from the highway.”

  2. Used to link two or more coordinate elements

    “John suffered setbacks at his job. Equally, Frank's business slowed.”

Synonyms

  • as
  • every bit

Related words

  • nonequally
  • equally pinnate
  • equally as
  • semi-equally

Example sentences

  • “Both sides don't always make equally good points.”

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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “equally” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.