comparison
noun [C or U] (CONSIDERING SIMILARITIES) /kəmˈpær.ɪ.sən/
/-ˈper-/ Definition
B2 the fact of considering something similar or of equal quality to something else: She drew a comparison between life in the army and life in prison. To my mind there's no comparison between the two restaurants (= one is much better than the other). He's a good writer but he doesn't bear/stand comparison with Shakespeare (= he is not nearly as good as Shakespeare).Comparing and contrasting
(Definition of comparison noun (CONSIDERING SIMILARITIES) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- against preposition (TOUCHING)
- analogy noun
- antithesis noun
- as against idiom
- balance sth against sth phrasal verb
- benchmark verb
- compare verb (CONSIDER SIMILARITIES)
- comparison noun (EXAMINING DIFFERENCES)
- competitive adjective
- contrast verb
- differentiate verb (FIND DIFFERENCE)
- for preposition (COMPARING)
- gold standard noun (GOOD THING)
- one pronoun (COMPARISON)
- relative adjective (COMPARING)
- relatively adverb
- simile noun
- stack up phrasal verb
- vis-à-vis preposition
- with preposition (COMPARISON)
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Comparing and contrasting
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