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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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 What’s included in base plans varies between providers, which is why comparing contracts — not just marketing pages — is how experienced homeowners find the right fit. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 From burritos to dictionaries, brands are already comparing a slew of foldable items to the new iPhone Duo. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Eventually, Musk began comparing himself to a real-life Tony Stark — part playboy with the power-chord intros, part savant innovator, part superhero. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 Walking around the house and comparing performance can show whether the trouble follows distance from the router or seems isolated to one device. — Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 10 Sep. 2026 Amicus proposed running a late-stage trial with about two dozen children over a two-year period and comparing those results to how other children with the disease usually progress, known as a natural history study. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Give that interest something concrete, such as researching a course, comparing destinations, or choosing a date. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026 People would spend hours comparing screens, sizes, picture quality, and whatnot. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026 Our study was a snapshot, comparing people with Huntington’s disease and healthy volunteers at a single point in time. — Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparing

Verb

The study’s authors are careful to frame Qurayyah Painted Ware as an example of ancient brand-making, rather than directly equating it with a modern multinational brand.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Others on Wall Street, however, see higher levels of risk, equating Meta's case to Big Tobacco in the 1990s when tobacco companies had to pay billions for misleading the public about the safety and potential harms of their products.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of equating

Verb

Models capable of finding vulnerabilities and identifying attack paths can dramatically reduce the time and expertise required for discovery.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Coral made up a significant share of the intake, and identifying it can be painstaking.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of identifying

Verb

The campaign will center around Bluepass, a new certification label that can appear on product pages, hangtags and inside garments, with QR codes linking shoppers to verification pages.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
The Ninjas embarked on a treacherous journey, flipping and slashing through data and linking millions of private businesses to the millions of individual taxpayers who owned them.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of linking

Verb

Currently, meeting a connecting passenger generally requires the traveler to leave the secure area of the airport, then go through security again before continuing their trip.

— Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
In each case, the value comes not from the technology alone but from connecting data to a decision an agency already needs to make.

— Bryan Mistele, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of connecting

Verb

Winfrey wore an all-white outfit consisting of a tweed jacket layered over a white tee, which was tucked into matching pants.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
Testing competing superconductors under matching conditions can help isolate differences caused by the materials themselves.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026