Equivalent To: Standard Pattern records the directly documented adjective pattern and avoids turning an unsupported “equivalent with” contrast into a fabricated universal rule.
ReviewedEvidence1 sourceSectionEnglish Usage
Quick answer
Cambridge documents “equivalent to” when one thing has the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, or comparable status as another.
Key details
Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective complement
Termsequivalent to
Further guidance
Construction
Cambridge directly records equivalent to something as a collocation.
Style Boundary
Equivalent can also be used attributively or as a noun; this page is limited to the adjective complement pattern.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
Absent From: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
Accountable For: Standard Pattern records the directly documented Cambridge construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced complement pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
Acquainted With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
Addicted To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
Adept At: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
Adjacent To: Standard Pattern records the directly documented construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced complement pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
