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 King laughs, and warns Carrol against comparing him to Jesus. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 CoStar recommends comparing cities that have games the same day since different days add other variables, such as weekends versus weekdays. — Miami Herald, 29 June 2026 That becomes especially clear when comparing the emissions data with the electricity data. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 When comparing this to emissions by country, Google is somewhere between Ivory Coast and Panama at about 100th place. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 Korotaev downplayed its significance using simpler logic, comparing it with Russia’s far more damaging strategic air and missile campaign against Ukraine. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026 Instead of consumers clicking through dozens of product links, filling out forms or comparing freight rates manually, intelligent digital agents now interpret user intent to execute complex, multi-step workflows. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 For creators and businesses comparing the best link in bio platforms, that shift shows why AI-powered routing, analytics and conversion tools are becoming increasingly important. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The lack of competition is another plus when comparing this year with 2022, which was shifted to November and December due to the heat in Qatar, putting the tournament up against football. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparing

Verb

But stop equating Israel with true genocidal states like Nazi Germany.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
After Harriman posted a second video about the rise of the Reform party, Right-wing commentators accused him of equating Reform’s ascent to the Holocaust.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 June 2026

Definition of equating

Verb

The program has also introduced Earthster, a modeling platform that helps companies evaluate the environmental impact of semiconductor manufacturing by identifying energy use, material consumption, and carbon-emission hotspots across their products.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
The unknown profile, prosecutors said, did not contain enough identifying information to be submitted to CODIS, the national DNA database.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of identifying

Verb

North Carolina is not reporting any outbreaks and has not identified a common source linking the cases as of Monday, July 6, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

— Eva Flowe July 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
The companies said their new solution answers that call by linking Pickle’s robotic unloaders with Ambi’s AmbiStack system.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Definition of linking

Verb

Organizers also have transformed portions of Figueroa Street into a festival corridor connecting the venues.

— City News Service, Daily News, 2 July 2026
The integrated workflow is intended to reduce the need for separate software tools by connecting chip design with evaluation board development in one process.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

Definition of connecting

Verb

So, remember, by finding weeds, noting their location, relating them to a condition, and choosing corrective actions based on that condition, gardeners can begin to form maintenance diagnoses for their gardens through weeds.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026

Definition of relating

Verb

Austria, under Ralf Rangnick, play fluid, relentless football but Jordan made a decent fist of their first World Cup match, creating nine chances despite having just 37 per cent possession and matching Austria’s 11 shot attempts.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
In the series of photos, Brooks, 30, showed off her wedding look — a matching pink halter and skirt set with pink bow pumps — and shared a grainy Polaroid picture of her and Hemsworth, 36.

— Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026