COMPARING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

comparing

verb

Definition of comparing next

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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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 Orbán began vilifying the EU, often comparing Brussels to the Soviet Union, even while receiving massive amounts of EU money, and resisting pressure to reverse democratic backsliding. —

ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026 Tarver, who is Black, took exception to Arena comparing tipped wages to slavery, a comparison that Johnson, who is also Black, has also made in the past. —

Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 What a difference in back-to-back days when comparing yesterday's record heat to today's falling temperatures and cooler weather. —

Ron Smiley, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 Language comparing detention facilities to concentration camps has been controversial around the country. —

Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026 Hints to motivations can be found by looking at California’s net out-migration stats by state and comparing those relocations with rankings of states for various attributes. —

Jeff Goertzen, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 In my off-day story, Bogaerts had some interesting things to say about expectations in San Diego, comparing them with those of Red Sox fans. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 In March, the California DOJ confirmed the identity after comparing the remains to a DNA sample provided by Oliver’s mother. —

Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 One woman held up a sign comparing the treatment of Palestinians by Israel to apartheid in South Africa. —

Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparing

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Contemporary theories of consciousness generally attempt to bridge this gap by equating consciousness with some measurable, physical property of the brain.

— Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
The administration reframes the drug war as military conflict, equating cartels to terrorist groups like ISIS and prioritizing lethal force over law enforcement.

— Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026