Dictionary Check: equivalent

"equivalent" is a valid word!

Scrabble 22 points
Words with Friends 26 points

Definition

adjective

being essentially equal to something

Example: "a wish that was equivalent to a command"
Synonyms:
noun

a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc

Example: "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
noun

the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen

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