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Synonyms for hold a candle to
verb compare with; correspond toAntonyms for hold a candle to
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
More words related to hold a candle to
compare
verb. liken, equate
- allegorize
- approach
- approximate to
- assimilate
- balance
- be in the same class as
- be on a par with
- bear comparison
- bring near
- come up to
- compete with
- connect
- correlate
- distinguish between
- draw parallel
- equal
- equate
- hold a candle to
- identify with
- link
- make like
- match
- notice similarities
- parallel
- put alongside
- relate
- resemble
- show correspondence
- stack up with
- standardize
- tie up
- vie
comparing
verb. liken, equate
- allegorize
- approach
- approximate to
- assimilate
- balance
- be in the same class as
- be on a par with
- bear comparison
- bring near
- come up to
- compete with
- connect
- correlate
- distinguish between
- draw parallel
- equal
- equate
- hold a candle to
- identify with
- link
- make like
- match
- notice similarities
- parallel
- put alongside
- relate
- resemble
- show correspondence
- stack up with
- standardize
- tie up
- vie
contrasted
verb. compare, differ
contrasts
verb. compare, differ
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.