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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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Because of the $35 billion acquisition of physics-simulation-software maker Ansys in July 2025, comparisons to last year don’t hold much weight.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The introduction of the car, co-designed by former Apple design guru Jony Ive, got widely panned on social media and drew unfavorable comparisons to Nissan’s Leaf, which has a list price around $30,000.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

He suggested comparisons of failing to act against the risks of AI today with the "delay with which both society and the Church came to denounce the scourge of slavery".

From BBC • May 25, 2026

I hardly need to tell you that those comparisons are ludicrous.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Questions that emerge from worldwide comparisons of human societies formerly attracted much attention from historians and geographers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond