Antonyms for compare
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuh m-pair |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpɛər |
Definition of compare
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French comparer (12c., Modern French comparer), from Late Latin comparare "to liken, to compare" (see comparison). Related: Compared; comparing. To compare notes is from 1708. Phrase without compare (attested from 1620s, but similar phrasing dates to 1530s) seems to be altered by folk etymology from compeer "rival."
- verb examine in contrast
- verb liken, equate
- Or I might compare them to cherubs, haunting that holy place.
- Extract from : « Sunday at Home (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- "Compare the living face with the pictured one," said the painter.
- Extract from : « The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- On the score of health they may compare favourably with any race.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Neither Lyons, Bordeaux, Nantes, can compare with it for sumptuosity.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Why do I compare him with one whom I thought I had forgotten?
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- And yet in this village how can she compare him with others; how can she form a choice?
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Compare the French of to-day with the French of the old regime.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- They sit (very uncomfortably) on a sloping stone there, and compare notes.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- There you have Sagnier and Fonsegue: just compare them a bit.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for compare
- allegorize
- analyze
- approach
- approximate to
- assimilate
- balance
- be in the same class as
- be on a par with
- bear comparison
- bracket
- bring near
- collate
- come up to
- compete with
- confront
- connect
- consider
- contemplate
- contrast
- correlate
- distinguish between
- divide
- draw parallel
- equal
- equate
- examine
- hang
- hold a candle to
- identify with
- inspect
- juxtapose
- link
- make like
- match
- match up
- measure
- notice similarities
- observe
- oppose
- parallel
- place in juxtaposition
- ponder
- put alongside
- relate
- resemble
- rival
- scan
- scrutinize
- segregate
- separate
- set against
- set side by side
- show correspondence
- size up
- stack up against
- stack up with
- standardize
- study
- tie up
- touch
- vie
- weigh
- weigh against another
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