by comparison


by comparison

When judged against something else. The film was enjoyable, but it pales by comparison to the 1975 original.See also: by, comparison

by comˈparison

(written) used especially at the beginning of a sentence when the next thing that is mentioned is compared with something in the previous sentence: By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year.See also: by, comparison

by/in comparison (with somebody/something)

when compared with somebody/something: The second half of the game was dull by comparison with the first.The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with New York’s skyscrapers.See also: by, comparison