comparisons

NOUN

contrasting; corresponding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analogy connection contrast correlation example identification juxtaposition observation ratio relation resemblance similarity testing

STRONG

allegory association balancing collation comparability discrimination estimation exemplification illustration likeness likening measuring metaphor opposition segregation separation weighing

WEAK

analogizing analyzing bringing together collating distinguishing dividing paralleling relating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difference disconnection dissimilarity unlikeness

Example Sentences

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Just as Mr. Erwin’s work will not earn many comparisons to that of John Ford, Mr. Franklyn-Miller is not much of a successor to Ford’s star, Henry Fonda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

It’s not, perhaps, the best time for Meta, whose frames have drawn comparisons to Cybertrucks as exemplars of self-satisfied ostentation, to debut Starfire Kylies.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

For years, comparisons to Anthony Bourdain followed Huang everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Business investment flattened in real terms immediately after 2016, and notably underperformed various measures of UK long term-trends and comparisons with other countries.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Three: Away from home and the inevitable comparisons with Gretchen, I enrolled as an art major at a college known mainly for its animal-husbandry program.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris