Definitions

comparison

[kuhm-par-uh-suhn] / kəmˈpær ə sən /

NOUN

contrasting; corresponding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analogy connection contrast correlation example identification juxtaposition observation ratio relation resemblance similarity testing

STRONG

allegory association balancing collation comparability discrimination estimation exemplification illustration likeness likening measuring metaphor opposition segregation separation weighing

WEAK

analogizing analyzing bringing together collating distinguishing dividing paralleling relating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difference disconnection dissimilarity unlikeness

Example Sentences

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By comparison, overall inflation over the same period was around 16%.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But this strategy pales in comparison to what’s possible with the newest legislation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

By comparison, Neptune is about 30AU away from the Sun.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

For the past two decades, their entire careers have played out in parallel, their greatness most easily understood in comparison to each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

When the lad cried out that he would never be left behind, that he scorned life in comparison with death in so glorious an attempt, Nisus felt only grief and dismay.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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