frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

caparison, clothe, Chiefly Brit kit out or up: We can equip you
with any scuba gear you may require.
equipment n. gear, apparatus, furnishings, accoutrements, appurtenances,
paraphernalia, kit, materiel or mat‚riel, tackle, outfit,
trappings, tack, equipage, Colloq Brit clobber: They spent a
fortune on mountain-climbing equipment.
equitable adj. fair, even-handed, just, impartial, objective, unbiased,
unprejudiced, square, fair-minded, open-minded, disinterested,
dispassionate, neutral, tolerant, unbigoted, reasonable,
judicious, ethical, principled, moral, proper, right-minded,
Colloq fair and square: Suspects have the right to equitable
treatment.
equity n. fairness, impartiality, even-handedness, justice, fair play,
objectivity, disinterest, fair-mindedness, equitableness,
open-mindedness, disinterestedness, neutrality, tolerance,
judiciousness, right-mindedness, high-mindedness: This court
recognizes the equity of your claim.
equivalent
adj. 1 tantamount, commensurate, alike, similar, close,
comparable, corresponding, interchangeable, equal, synonymous,
of a piece or a kind: He didn't really believe that women's
rights should be equivalent to men's.
--n. 2 match, equal, peer, counterpart, twin: The garage could
not supply the same part but they offered an equivalent.
equivocal adj. 1 evasive, misleading, roundabout, hedging, suspicious,
duplicitous, questionable, oblique, circumlocutory, ambagious,
ambivalent, amphibolic or amphibolous, Colloq waffling,
wishy-washy: When asked about the guarantee, they gave an
equivocal answer. 2 ambiguous, vague, hazy, indefinite,
unclear, indistinct, enigmatic(al), puzzling, perplexing,
indeterminate, uncertain, Colloq waffling: Just say Yes or No -
none of your equivocal responses.
equivocate
v. evade, mislead, hedge, deceive, quibble, dodge, weasel out
(of), double-talk, fence, sidestep, skirt, avoid, tergiversate,
prevaricate, Colloq waffle, beat about the bush, pussyfoot: I