Antonyms for comparison
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuhm-par-uh-suhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpær ə sən |
Definition of comparison
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French comparaison (12c.), from Latin comparationem (nominative comparatio), noun of action from past participle stem of comparare "make equal with, liken, bring together for a contest," literally "to couple together, to form in pairs," from com- "with" (see com-) + parare "prepare" (see pare).
- noun contrasting; corresponding
- As one result of this, our Navy ranks larger, in comparison, than it ever did before.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The old woman encouraged him, and said he was still a young man in comparison with her.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- That is nothing at all in comparison with Rico's wedding in the 'Golden Sun.'
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- By comparison Crane's visits to Ringwood were utopianly complacent.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- In comparison, the inconveniences to which Martin had been put seemed trifling.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- At present the Morse recorder is rarely used in comparison with the 'sounder.'
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- But the loss of her mother was to Hetty a trivial one, in comparison with the loss of her father.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- It was the easiest way, and, beyond all comparison, the properest.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- But what are such figures in comparison with the gigantic amounts of our savings and capital?
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- His enumeration of a comparison with other lakes is at once harmonious and poetic.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
Synonyms for comparison
- allegory
- analogizing
- analogy
- analyzing
- association
- balancing
- bringing together
- collating
- collation
- comparability
- connection
- contrast
- correlation
- discrimination
- distinguishing
- dividing
- estimation
- example
- exemplification
- identification
- illustration
- juxtaposition
- likeness
- likening
- measuring
- metaphor
- observation
- opposition
- paralleling
- ratio
- relating
- relation
- resemblance
- segregation
- separation
- similarity
- testing
- weighing
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