COMPARING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

comparing

verb

present participle of compare

as in equating

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

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Relevance

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contrasting

as in identifying

to regard or represent as equal or comparable compared the restaurant's food to the nectar of the gods

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Recent Examples of comparing 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 Try a simple task first, such as researching several products within a budget or comparing options for an upcoming trip. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Rather than paying to tell consumers that its products offer good value, an AI tool comparing products and prices could do some of that work for the company. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Below is a video comparing the Royal Mail ad’s AI voice with authentic audio of Paul Vaughan from the BBC and a Paddington audiobook. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 The study, which was published Wednesday in PLOS One, was conducted during the Covid pandemic as part of a larger project comparing the activity patterns of socialized wolves and domestic dogs. — Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 Our roundup of the best 55-inch TVs has more screens worth comparing. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 Here, Altman turned to a historical analogy, comparing this moment to the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparing

Verb

Magnus Taylor, deputy Horn of Africa director at the International Crisis Group, cautioned against equating the loss of towns with an end to fighting.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
However, other analysts have expressed concerns about assuming that take-or-pay legal structures are iron-clad and about equating backlogs with revenue.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of equating

Verb

Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
That’s what the remaining 12 games of this season is about, identifying and investing in what’s salvageable.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of identifying

Verb

Attention turned out to be the right mathematical operation for linking words and building context — the fundamentals of translation.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
The Lansing Police department announced in a news conference that the five deaths occurred over the last year with unnerving similarities linking all of them, FOX 2 reported.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of linking

Verb

Her trip also includes Fendi’s sponsorship of W Magazine’s WYouth launch party at Saddle Ranch on Thursday night, connecting the Croissant’s revival with a new generation of fashion consumers.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
On the one hand, there are the flow-state breakthroughs, the gratification of acclaim, the rush of connecting with an audience; on the other, the brutal sacrifices of time, money, and stability.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of connecting

Verb

Conflict with Indigenous peoples on the Maine frontier had sent traumatized refugees into the region, relating horror stories of attacks on their homes.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of relating

Verb

Rentrak points out that 2026 hit the $8 billion mark in 282 days, matching the exact pace of 2011 and reaching that milestone a full 59 days earlier than in 2025.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
With the win, North Carolina improved to 3-2 and moved within one victory of matching its win total from last season, when the Tar Heels finished 4-8.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026