equally

American  

[ee-kwuh-lee] / ˈi kwə li /

adverb

1. in an equal or identical manner.

   to treat rich and poor equally.

2. to an equal degree or extent.

   You are equally matched.

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Etymology

Origin of equally

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at equal, -ly

Explanation

Use the adverb equally to mean "the same way" or "in similar shares." Something that's divided equally is split evenly or fairly between people. Your mom might say that she loves you and your brother equally — in other words, her affection is fairly distributed between the two of you. If you are equally disturbed by total silence and loud noises, it means that both bother you, to the exact same degree. Equally comes from the adjective equal, with its Latin root word, aequalis, "level, even, or just."

Example Sentences

Equally, it might reflect other cultural or dietary behaviors that leave similar marks.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

"Equally, we have put in what's called a sub-air system. So that is effectively an aeration system that goes in underneath the surface to help with growing the pitch," Naqi said.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Equally, bank lending to private credit might be more concentrated, badly structured or more leveraged than the banks and their regulators realize, and so might go wrong more quickly than expected in a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Equally important to the festival's success, Murray said, are the local musicians, those who "were there from the beginning" - Gay MacIntyre, Johnny Quigley, Jackie Flavelle and Jimmy Gilchrist.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Equally, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle implies that particles behave in some respects like waves: they do not have a definite position but are “smeared out” with a certain probability distribution.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Related Words

• equitably
• fairly
• justly
• uniformly