diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 670087e..b74834b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@ztimson/utils",
-	"version": "0.30.11",
+	"version": "0.31.0",
 	"description": "Utility library",
 	"author": "Zak Timson",
 	"license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/objects.ts b/src/objects.ts
index e6d03af..d62a428 100644
--- a/src/objects.ts
+++ b/src/objects.ts
@@ -243,48 +243,46 @@ export function includes(target: any, values: any, allowMissing = false): boolea
 
 /**
  * Deep check if two items are equal.
- * Handles primitives, objects, arrays, functions, Date, RegExp, and circular references.
+ * Handles primitives, objects, arrays, functions, Date, RegExp, circular refs,
+ * and optional key-based exclusions.
  *
  * @param {any} a - first item to compare
  * @param {any} b - second item to compare
- * @param {WeakMap<object, object>} [seen] - Internal parameter to track circular references
+ * @param {string[] | ((key: string, a: any, b: any) => boolean | void)} [compare] -
+ *   Ignore patterns (dot-path, '*' = wildcard segment, matches whole subtree) OR
+ *   a comparator callback: return true/false to short-circuit, undefined to use default logic.
+ * @param {WeakMap<object, object>} [seen] - Internal, tracks circular references
+ * @param {string} [path] - Internal, current dot-path
  * @returns {boolean} True if they match
  */
-export function isEqual(a: any, b: any, seen = new WeakMap<object, object>()): boolean {
-	// Simple cases
+export function isEqual(a: any, b: any, compare?: string[] | ((key: string, a: any, b: any) => boolean | void), seen = new WeakMap<object, object>(), path = ''): boolean {
+	if(Array.isArray(compare)) {
+		if(compare.some(p => new RegExp(`^${p.replace(/[.+^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&').replace(/\*/g, '[^.]*')}(\\.|$)`).test(path))) return true;
+	} else if(typeof compare === 'function') {
+		const r = compare(path, a, b);
+		if(r !== undefined) return r;
+	}
 	if(a === b) return true;
 	if(a instanceof Date && b instanceof Date) return a.getTime() === b.getTime();
 	if(a instanceof RegExp && b instanceof RegExp) return a.source === b.source && a.flags === b.flags;
-
-	// Null checks
 	if(typeof a !== 'object' || a === null || typeof b !== 'object' || b === null) {
 		if(Number.isNaN(a) && Number.isNaN(b)) return true;
-		if(typeof a === 'function' && typeof b === 'function') return a.toString() === b.toString()
+		if(typeof a === 'function' && typeof b === 'function') return a.toString() === b.toString();
 		return false;
 	}
-
-	// Circular references
 	if(seen.has(a)) return seen.get(a) === b;
 	seen.set(a, b);
-	const isArrayA = Array.isArray(a);
-	const isArrayB = Array.isArray(b);
-
-	// Array checks
+	const isArrayA = Array.isArray(a), isArrayB = Array.isArray(b);
 	if(isArrayA && isArrayB) {
 		if(a.length !== b.length) return false;
-		for(let i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-			if(!isEqual(a[i], b[i], seen)) return false;
-		}
+		for(let i = 0; i < a.length; i++) if(!isEqual(a[i], b[i], compare, seen, path ? `${path}.${i}` : `${i}`)) return false;
 		return true;
 	}
 	if(isArrayA !== isArrayB) return false;
-
-	// Key & value deep comparison
-	const keysA = Object.keys(a);
-	const keysB = Object.keys(b);
+	const keysA = Object.keys(a), keysB = Object.keys(b);
 	if(keysA.length !== keysB.length) return false;
 	for(const key of keysA) {
-		if(!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(b, key) || !isEqual(a[key], b[key], seen)) return false;
+		if(!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(b, key) || !isEqual(a[key], b[key], compare, seen, path ? `${path}.${key}` : key)) return false;
 	}
 	return true;
 }