Synonyms of bracketing

bracketing

verb

present participle of bracket

as in comparing

to describe as similar

I wouldn't exactly bracket your paintings with those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comparing
• equating
• linking
• analogizing
• referring
• connecting
• assimilating
• likening
• relating
• coupling
• alluding
• matching
• paralleling
• associating
• equaling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contrasting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bracketing

The Longhorns were slotted there to ensure that the bracketing principle of keeping the top four teams in a conference in different regions was protected. — Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026

Callers even got their inquiries answered on the days bracketing Christmas. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026

Consumers who buy apparel and footwear in-store have the opportunity to try merchandise on before checking out, whereas indecision on fit when purchasing via e-commerce often leads to bracketing, or the practice of buying multiple sizes of the same item with plans to return what doesn’t work. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026

As observers have parsed the new Mayor’s early acts in office, some have responded by bracketing his commitment to Palestine—after all, how much can a mayor actually do about the state of Israel? — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026

All of them see at least some further upside, with the median target of 7,500 and the average near 7,580 bracketing a 10% climb from Friday’s closing level. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025

The helicopter, its body on the stairwell bannister, was wedged between the trees and the lampposts bracketing the entrance to the stairs. — Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025

To facilitate such a mix, Alameddine constructs The True True Story of Raja the Gullible like an accordion, bracketing it with two short chapters set in 2023 and using the space between them to take his narrator back and forth in time. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025

The two can be fantastic complementary pieces, as opposing defenses would be stretched by bracketing both in coverage. — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025