Entry Word: comparative

Function: adjective

Meaning: being such only when compared to something else <if you consider the multimillionaireʼs yearly income, weʼre living in comparative poverty>

Synonyms approximate, near, relative

Related Words alike, comparable, similar; equal, equivalent

Near Antonyms genuine, real, true

Antonyms absolute, complete, downright, out-and-out, outright, perfect, pure, unqualified