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匹敵する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used to say that someone or something is comparable in ability, quality, or scale to another. Often used in the pattern ～に匹敵する.

〈物もの〉に匹ひっ敵てきするto be comparable to / rival ~
彼かれの実じつ力りょくはプロの選せん手しゅに匹ひっ敵てきする。
His skill rivals that of a professional player.
〈数かず〉に匹ひっ敵てきする規き模ぼa scale comparable to (a certain number/amount)
この災さい害がいは東とう京きょうドーム十じゅっ個こ分ぶんに匹ひっ敵てきする規き模ぼだ。
This disaster is on a scale comparable to ten Tokyo Domes.

同どう等とうN1
同等 is a noun/adjectival word meaning 'equal in rank or value', while 匹敵 is a suru-verb meaning 'to rival or measure up to' something, usually in the pattern ～に匹敵する.
対たい等とうN1
対等 describes people or parties being on equal footing or status, whereas 匹敵 compares ability, quality, or scale, as in 実力が匹敵する.
同どう格かくN2
同格 means being of the same rank or class (often grammatically or socially), while 匹敵 is a verb used to say something matches another in ability or scale.
相そう当とうN3
匹敵 emphasizes being equal in strength or quality (usually with 〜に匹敵する), while 相当 more broadly means corresponding or equivalent in value or degree.

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如しく
匹敵する is the common, neutral verb for 'to be equal to' or 'to match', while 如く is literary and mostly appears in negative forms like 如かない.
並ならぶN5
匹敵する is a formal verb meaning 'to be comparable to' or 'to rival', closely matching the second, competitive sense of 並ぶ.
肩かたを並ならべるN1
匹敵する is a more formal, often abstract way to say 'be equal to,' while 肩を並べる keeps a physical, side-by-side image even in figurative use.
類たぐいN1
匹敵 (する) actively means 'to be a match for' something, while 類い as 'peer' is a noun used mainly in fixed expressions like 類いのない.

劣おとるN2
劣る means 'to be inferior to', the direct opposite of 匹敵する, which means being equal or comparable to something.

Compound of 匹 (hitsu, 'match' or 'equal') and 敵 (teki, 'opponent' or 'rival'). The reading ひってき is a regular on'yomi combination.