set sth against sth
(COMPARE) — phrasal verb with set /set/ verb (present tense setting, past tense and past participle set)Definition
› to consider something in relation to another thing and compare their different qualities or effects: You have to set the advantages of the scheme against the disadvantages.Comparing and contrasting
(Definition of set sth against sth (COMPARE) 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 (CONSIDERING SIMILARITIES)
- comparison noun (EXAMINING DIFFERENCES)
- competitive adjective
- contrast verb
- for preposition (COMPARING)
- gold standard noun (GOOD THING)
- one pronoun (COMPARISON)
- perspective noun (THOUGHT)
- relative adjective (COMPARING)
- relatively adverb
- simile noun
- stack up phrasal verb
- with preposition (COMPARISON)
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