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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Yet seeing these two men side by side in Jonathan Jordan’s “Ike and Winston” makes the uncomplimentary comparison less clear-cut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The comparison between Obama's rather minimalist version and Trump's maximalist gold-accented Oval is plain, if unspoken.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

But this is exactly what kids get, and everything else Dudamel conducted over the weekend was, in some ways, tame by comparison.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The following performance comparison begins with the Intrepid fund and then the Bloomberg U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

"In comparison with you I love neither the Prince nor my own life nor bread nor water nor the light of the sun."

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

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