Synonyms of comparing

comparing

verb

present participle of compare

1

as in equating

to describe as similar

reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contrasting

2

as in identifying

to regard or represent as equal or comparable

compared the restaurant's food to the nectar of the gods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• identifying
• equating
• connecting
• relating
• linking
• matching
• correlating
• likening
• classifying
• associating
• joining
• grouping
• categorizing
• grading
• sorting
• classing
• assorting
• lumping (together)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• distinguishing
• differentiating
• discriminating
• discerning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comparing

In our example of the pond, simply comparing the number of possibilities assumes that each stone emits a wave independently. — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Before any cymbal leaves the factory, a shokunin strikes it and listens, comparing its sound against a pristine reference by ear. — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Tests like isotopic analyses — measuring subtle differences in the atomic makeup of elements — can help identify the samples' origins by comparing their chemical fingerprints with those of Martian rocks and asteroid material. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Shoppers comparing bottles at the drugstore shelf can use those three functions as a quick filter before anything else. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Many commenters highlight a pattern of victim-blaming and deflection, comparing Miller's actions to broader issues within the Republican Party. — Lara Korte, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

Instead of asking employees to spend hours producing deliverables, AI creates opportunities to involve them in evaluating assumptions, comparing approaches and understanding why certain recommendations are made. — Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The conversation also addressed AI, with Velazquez comparing current anxieties to earlier fears that computer animation and motion capture would eliminate traditional animation jobs. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

In the novel, likewise, the narrator assumes an almost Homeric guise, comparing current harbor gossip to chatter from the Phoenician, Cretan, Greek, and Roman eras. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026