Synonyms for comparative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kuh m-par-uh-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpær ə tɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for comparative Other synonyms for the word comparative
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for comparative
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