Antonyms for comparative

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kuh m-par-uh-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpær ə tɪv

Definition of comparative

Origin : mid-15c., from Middle French comparatif, from Latin comparativus "pertaining to comparison," from comparat-, past participle stem of comparare (see comparison). Originally grammatical; general sense is from c.1600; meaning "involving different branches of a subject" is from 1670s. Related: Comparatively.

adj approximate, close to

Example sentences :

Garson contrived to present an aspect of comparative indifference.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

The night duty had been a time of comparative peace to Carlotta.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

They shouted at each other in the jingle with comparative cheerfulness.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

To do this it will be necessary to refer to comparative ethnography.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

The comparative coolness of these rocks had served to revive him somewhat.
Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin

The Indians treated their captives with comparative kindness.
Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

These will be the criterion of the comparative claims of pleasure and wisdom.
Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato

We form no guess, at the time of receiving a thought, of its comparative value.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

For comparative purposes, some typical examples are given in Table 3.
Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg

The study of any foreign language may be made also a study of Comparative Philology.
Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato

Synonyms for comparative

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