as in relative
being such only when compared to something else
if you consider the multimillionaire's yearly income, we're living in comparative poverty
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Recent Examples of comparative
The majority were tasted blind in comparative tastings with similar wines.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
In May, bill pay service doxo released its 2025 Cost of Bills Index, which breaks down comparative household costs across the country.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 27 May 2025
The drug was featured in a recent PBS documentary, Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers, about canine comparative oncology.
—Paul McClure 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2025
And there have been losses during times of comparative peace.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
In May, bill pay service doxo released its 2025 Cost of Bills Index, which breaks down comparative household costs across the country.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 27 May 2025
The drug was featured in a recent PBS documentary, Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers, about canine comparative oncology.
—Paul McClure 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2025
And there have been losses during times of comparative peace.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for comparative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparative
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However, strong competition from Japan’s Fujifilm, a relative upstart founded in 1934, put pressure on Kodak in the late 1990s pushing it to the brink of bankruptcy in 2011.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The idea behind these planter/benches is easy enough to understand: create some opportunities for residents to find shade on hot days in a neighborhood considered to be a classic urban heat island due to its relative dearth of trees.—
Thomas E. Weber,
Time,
6 June 2025
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“Comparative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparative. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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