Thesaurus / hold a candle to
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synonyms for hold a candle to
- correlate
- study
- equal
- contrast
- measure
- analyze
- match
- consider
- scan
- segregate
- scrutinize
- touch
- divide
- ponder
- collate
- approach
- juxtapose
- separate
- inspect
- hang
- contemplate
- observe
- parallel
- confront
- examine
- bracket
- oppose
- rival
- weigh
- balance
- match up
- place in juxtaposition
- set against
- set side by side
- size up
- stack up against
- weigh against another
- correlate
- relate
- equal
- link
- connect
- match
- standardize
- vie
- assimilate
- resemble
- equate
- balance
- approach
- parallel
- come up to
- identify with
- tie up
- allegorize
- approximate to
- be in the same class as
- be on a par with
- bear comparison
- bring near
- compete with
- distinguish between
- draw parallel
- make like
- notice similarities
- put alongside
- show correspondence
- stack up with
- contradict
- vary
- diverge
- mismatch
- depart
- separate
- disagree
- hang
- bracket
- oppose
- differentiate
- distinguish
- weigh
- balance
- deviate
- conflict
- collate
- stand out
- be a foil to
- be contrary to
- be dissimilar
- be diverse
- be unlike
- be variable
- match up
- set in opposition
- set off
- stack up against
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- support
- help
- join
- gather
- leave
- neglect
- forget
- imbalance
- assist
- aid
- unite
- desegregate
- combine
- disregard
- ignore
- discard
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How to use hold a candle to in a sentence
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEHe was too drowsy to hold the thought more than a moment in his mind, much less to reflect upon it.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODEach day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONAll the operations of her brain related themselves somehow to to-morrow afternoon.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTNow-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYThe faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHe felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIAll that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSSomething remote and ancient stirred in her, something that was not of herself To-day, something half primitive, half barbaric.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODSYNONYM OF THE DAY
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO HOLD A CANDLE TO
- 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
- allegorizing
- approaching
- approximate to
- assimilating
- balancing
- bearing comparison
- being in the same class as
- being on a par with
- bringing near
- coming up to
- competing with
- connecting
- correlating
- distinguish between
- drawing parallel
- equalling
- equating
- holding a candle to
- identifying with
- linking
- making like
- matching
- notice similarities
- paralleling
- putting alongside
- relating
- resembling
- showing correspondence
- stacking up with
- standardizing
- tying up
- vying
- balanced
- bracketed
- collated
- conflicted
- contradicted
- departed
- deviated
- differentiated
- disagreed
- distinguished
- diverged
- held a candle to
- hung
- matched up
- mismatched
- opposed
- separated
- set in opposition
- set off
- stacked up against
- stood out
- varied
- was a foil to
- was contrary to
- was dissimilar
- was diverse
- was unlike
- was variable
- weighed
- balances
- brackets
- collates
- conflicts
- contradicts
- departs
- deviates
- differentiates
- disagrees
- distinguishes
- diverges
- hangs
- holds a candle to
- is a foil to
- is contrary to
- is dissimilar
- is diverse
- is unlike
- is variable
- matches up
- mismatches
- opposes
- separates
- sets in opposition
- sets off
- stacks up against
- stands out
- varies
- weighs
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.