comparison
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1.2
- noun
- /kəmˈpɛrɪsən/
:
comparabilidad
- The report shows a clear comparison of the pricing strategies used by both companies.
- pale in comparison
Examples
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The three now trekked back outside, which actually seemed warm by comparison with the dank, unused house.
Fiction book (1993) -
His lies pale in comparison to the enormity of what I've done.
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What is my reputation in comparison to that?
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See how your life is in comparison to the less fortunate.
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What influence does an ordinary citizen have in comparison with a large corporation and its lobbyists?
Academic text (1990) -
I tried to stimulate conversation by asking for a comparison of the American and Chinese Revolutions.
Academic text (1999) -
The main results of interest were comparisons among listening conditions, textures, and types of errors.
Academic text (2011) -
Rates of involvement and comparisons by gender for the offense-specific scales are shown in Table 1.
Academic text (1999) -
In making a comparison, it is important to consider both the benefits and drawbacks of each option.
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She made a comparison between her current job and her previous one to evaluate her progress.
Synonyms
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4.9
A comparison of two things that shows how they are similar to help explain something
157
2.7
A likeness between things that makes them seem related
105
3.0
A likeness in how two people or things look
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4.4
A similarity between two things or events
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6.8
The state of having no equal, used in 'beyond compare' to mean not matched
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5.8
How similar two or more things are so you can look at them together
When two things can be measured by the same scale so you can compare them
The fact of being similar in how something looks or behaves
A person or thing that looks almost the same as another
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A way of comparing unlike things in writing using similes or metaphors
How Similar
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Comparison also comes from the same parts com- 'together' and par 'equal', an idea you can see in the word pair. So this sense of comparison means how close two things are in value or quality, and if something is 'beyond comparison' it has no equal.