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, 62% mentioned the cost of living in their top three issues.

From BBC

Amira Campbell, president of the National Union of Students UK, said the script had "aged so poorly" and the comparison to a phone contract was "deeply misleading".

From BBC

When it came to sitting at a different table and the giant red line she’d crossed earlier, there was no comparison.

From Literature

That comparison stopped short when I discovered a fireplace crackling merrily at the back of the room.

From Literature

There isn’t a recent comparison for Miami’s current situation.

From The Wall Street Journal

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