compare
verb [T] (CONSIDER SIMILARITIES) /kəmˈpeər/
/-per/ Definition
› to judge, suggest, or consider that something is similar or of equal quality to something else: The poet compares his lover's tongue to a razor blade. Still only 25, she has been compared to the greatest dancer of all time. People compared her to Elizabeth Taylor. You can't compare the two cities - they're totally different.Comparing and contrasting does not compare › If something or someone does not compare with something or someone else, the second thing is very much better than the first: Instant coffee just doesn't compare with freshly ground coffee.Worse and worst compare favourably › If something compares favourably with something else, it is better than it: The hotel certainly compared favourably with the one we stayed in last year.Surpassing in quality or number
(Definition of compare verb (CONSIDER SIMILARITIES) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aggravating adjective (MAKING WORSE)
- aggravation noun (MAKE WORSE)
- at worst idiom
- be in a different league idiom
- below/under par idiom
- can't hold a candle to idiom
- inferior adjective
- match noun (EQUAL)
- not be in the same league idiom
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- not in the same league idiom
- not the same idiom
- pale imitation noun
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- villain noun
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