COMPARISON Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

comparison

noun

Definition of comparison

as in analogy

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Recent Examples of comparison The clever part is the phase-control system, which CorPower calls WaveSpring, and which explains the heart comparison. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026 The Danish competitor alleged that Lilly's ad campaigns for its GLP-1 drugs are misleading consumers about superior efficacy in comparison to Novo's Wegovy injectable. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Obviously, paled in comparison to some of the other people singing that night. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 In comparison, fewer than 1% of civilian gunshot victims in Detroit receive police transport. — Cal Chengqi Fang, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for comparison

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Noun

The one case of revitalization that comes anywhere close to the Yellowstone analogy is Hebrew.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
And, if not, put this analogy down to some hot summer fever dreams.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of analogy

Noun

That’s a false equivalence a lot of the time.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
There are journalists curious about making the leap, journalists who already made it and want to evangelize, and journalists who are furious at him for making some kind of equivalence between these jobs and journalism.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Definition of equivalence

Noun

When that proved unsustainable, the association hired a landscaping company.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
On July 14, council member Meredith Stead pointed to two neighborhood associations in her district — one in favor of the designation, the other strongly opposed.

— Mark Dee July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

Definition of association

Noun

The phenomenon of crossing over, which breaks the linkage between genes on the same chromosome, facilitates the exchange of DNA.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026
This is caused by linkages when digital systems (software, network connections, and AI models) interface directly with physical machinery (actuators, robotic limbs, vehicles, and factory valves).

— Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026