comparisons

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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As a rapid rally in semiconductor stocks reignites comparisons with 1999 — when the dot-com frenzy went into overdrive, eventually peaking in March 2000 — some investors have noticed another troubling parallel.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Visits to Red Lobster locations jumped by more than 18% in the weeks since Endless Shrimp began, according to year-over-year comparisons by location data firm Placer.ai.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth scholars analyzed state test scores from third to eighth grade for more than 5,000 school districts in 38 states, allowing comparisons across school districts and states in a national Education Scorecard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Yet health officials have stressed that the global public health risk is low and rejected comparisons to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Yet the compression brings a compensating benefit: long-term comparisons of regions yield insights that cannot be won from short-term studies of single societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond