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hold a candle to

phrase

Synonyms and Antonyms of hold a candle to

to come near or nearer to in character or quality

This "guilt free" macaroni and cheese doesn't hold a candle to the real thing.

Synonyms of hold a candle to

approach, approximate, compare (with), measure up (to), stack up (against or with)

Words Related to hold a candle to

add up (to), amount (to), come (to)

duplicate, equal, match

mirror, parallel, reflect

border (on), touch (on), verge (on)

not worth the candle

phrase

Synonyms and Antonyms of not worth the candle

producing no results

Trying to salvage the car after it was totaled is not worth the candle.

Synonyms of not worth the candle

abortive, barren, bootless, empty, fruitless, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, otiose, profitless, unavailing, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain

Words Related to not worth the candle

hollow, idle, meaningless, pointless, valueless, worthless

hopeless, impossible, lost, no-win, unattainable

inadequate, insufficient, lacking, wanting

counterproductive

Phrases Synonymous with not worth the candle

in vain, no dice, of no avail

Near Antonyms of not worth the candle

meaningful, worthwhile

adequate, sufficient

applicable, feasible, functional, practicable, practical, realizable, usable (also useable), workable

Antonyms of not worth the candle

deadly, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, potent, productive, profitable, successful, virtuous

held a candle to

phrase , past tense of hold a candle to

Synonyms and Antonyms of held a candle to

to come near or nearer to in character or quality

This "guilt free" macaroni and cheese doesn't hold a candle to the real thing.

Synonyms of held a candle to

approached, approximated, compared (with), measured up (to), stacked up (against or with)

Words Related to held a candle to

added up (to), amounted (to), came (to)

duplicated, equaled (or equalled), matched

mirrored, paralleled, reflected

bordered (on), touched (on), verged (on)

holds a candle to

phrase , present tense third-person singular of hold a candle to

Synonyms and Antonyms of holds a candle to

to come near or nearer to in character or quality

This "guilt free" macaroni and cheese doesn't hold a candle to the real thing.

Synonyms of holds a candle to

approaches, approximates, compares (with), measures up (to), stacks up (against or with)

Words Related to holds a candle to

adds up (to), amounts (to), comes (to)

duplicates, equals, matches

mirrors, parallels, reflects

borders (on), touches (on), verges (on)

holding a candle to

phrase , present participle of hold a candle to

Synonyms and Antonyms of holding a candle to

to come near or nearer to in character or quality

This "guilt free" macaroni and cheese doesn't hold a candle to the real thing.

Synonyms of holding a candle to

approaching, approximating, comparing (with), measuring up (to), stacking up (against or with)

Words Related to holding a candle to

adding up (to), amounting (to), coming (to)

duplicating, equaling (or equalling), matching

mirroring, paralleling, reflecting

bordering (on), touching (on), verging (on)

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hold a candle to

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