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[ kuhm-par-uh-suhn ] / kəmˈpær ə sən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR comparison ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of comparing. the state of being compared. a likening; illustration by similitude; comparative estimate or statement. Rhetoric. the considering of two things with regard to some characteristic that is common to both, as the likening of a hero to a lion in courage. capability of being compared or likened. Grammar. - the function of an adverb or adjective that is used to indicate degrees of superiority or inferiority in quality, quantity, or intensity.
- the patterns of formation involved therein.
- the degrees of a particular word, displayed in a fixed order, asmild, milder, mildest, less mild, least mild.
Origin of comparison1300–50; Middle English comparesoun<Old French comparaison<Latin comparātiōn- (stem of comparātiō). See compare, -ation SYNONYMS FOR comparison5 likeness, resemblance, similarity. SEE SYNONYMS FOR comparison ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM comparisonin·ter·com·par·i·son, nounpre·com·par·i·son, nounre·com·par·i·son, nounWords nearby comparisoncomparative religion, comparative statement, comparator, compare, compare notes, comparison, comparison microscope, comparison-shop, comparison shopper, comparison test, comparsa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comparisonBy comparison, the Biden campaign is projected to spent about $28 million this week, up from $27 million last week. Trump and his campaign try to allay concerns about trailing Biden in television ads|Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey|September 17, 2020|Washington Post For comparison, the average American causes around 16 metric tons of emissions per year. Want to fight climate change effectively? Here’s where to donate your money.|Sigal Samuel|September 17, 2020|Vox At Scripps Ranch High School, by comparison, students passed 1,058 AP tests. When a Calculus Class Abruptly Became Ceramics at Lincoln High|Scott Lewis|September 16, 2020|Voice of San Diego For comparison, Whitney examined four other tusks, from Africa’s Karoo Basin, which would not have lost sunlight during winter. Ancient Lystrosaurus tusks may show the oldest signs of a hibernation-like state|Susan Milius|September 16, 2020|Science News
Yet even that period paled in comparison against the 1950s and 1960s. Trump’s ABC News town hall: Four Pinocchios, over and over again|Glenn Kessler|September 16, 2020|Washington Post I enjoyed it, but thought it paled in comparison to their debut. Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST For comparison, inmates at high-security federal prisons cost about $34,000 per year on average, as of 2012. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec 21|PunditFact.com|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST I was quite specifically talking about the comparison between playing Heimdall on one day, and playing Mandela on the next. Idris Elba on Eric Garner, ‘Mi Mandela,’ and Selling Weed to Dave Chappelle|Marlow Stern|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST In comparison, “Ring Off” is almost jarring in its more cooled down, island vibe. Beyonce’s New “7/11” and “Ring Off” Will Give You Reason to Live (And Dance)|Kevin Fallon|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST But that pales in comparison to the biggest alteration—the ending. The Unbelievable (True) Story of the World’s Most Infamous Hash Smuggler|Marlow Stern|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST By comparison with it, the oat stocks shone pale and silvery. Prescott of Saskatchewan|Harold Bindloss She desired to meet him for comparison's sake, and to criticize a popular hero. The Tragic Comedians, Complete|George Meredith The psalmist dwells on the picture, reiterating the comparison in ver. The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2|Alexander Maclaren The repose of provincial life was hard to bear in comparison. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle|Arvede Barine The chapters which fall within the line of our inquiry are based chiefly on a comparison between Western Europe and India. Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
British Dictionary definitions for comparison
nounthe act or process of comparing the state of being compared comparable quality or qualities; likenessthere was no comparison between them a rhetorical device involving comparison, such as a simile Also called: degrees of comparison grammar the listing of the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of an adjective or adverb bear comparison or stand comparison to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else), esp favourably Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to comparisonresemblance, observation, similarity, testing, juxtaposition, connection, relation, analogy, correlation, identification, example, contrast, ratio, measuring, likeness, separation, metaphor, discrimination, illustration, segregation |