COMPS Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

comps 1 of 2

noun

plural of comp

as in gifts

something given to someone without expectation of a return this hotel offers its guests more comps, including a free bottle of champagne, than most in its class

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comps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of comp

as in awards

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Recent Examples of comps

Noun

Expect a return to positive Popeyes same store comps in the back half without putting a number on it. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Because the fall ratings were sweetened by the introduction of Nielsen’s new Big Data + Panel ratings currency, the comps with 2024-25 were basically of the apples-to-pineapples variety. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Everything gets filtered through target demographics, pitch decks, and comparative commercial comps. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Foreign opening comps in like-for-likes are The Amateur at $17M, 20th Century/Regency’s The Creator at $22M in 2023 and A Haunting in Venice with $21M in 2023. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 His platform season has been so rough that a lot of his closest comps in WAR are guys coming off serious injuries. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Making matters worse, their comps were to Q2 2025 hits A Minecraft Movie and Sinners. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 But last year, Australia’s National Rodeo Association raised the age limit to 18, boosting Bella’s ambition to one day ride in adult comps. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comps

Noun

Bellen's parents focused more on nurturing their children's gifts and interests like entrepreneurship and education and supporting their endeavors.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Over the years, Chivayo gave away dozens of luxury cars, buses, cash and other gifts to celebrities, church leaders, sports figures, politicians and social media followers, frequently broadcasting his largesse online.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gifts

Verb

Chanel x Tribeca Through Her Lens winner, which awards one team full financing to produce a short film.

— Karla Cote, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
The project awards five scholarships, each lasting three years — the entire duration of the training program — to five students enrolled in the directing, acting, screenwriting, editing and production design courses.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of awards

Noun

Consumer habits also proved more stubbornly set than PowerPoint presentations had suggested.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Unpopular Opinion is one of several events that takes PowerPoint-style presentations out of their traditional setting — the office or the classroom — and puts them front and center in a social scene.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of presentations

Verb

Lime Wood provides bicycles for all ages for rides in the forest, and wellies for walks and foraging expeditions.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Boeing ramps up seeker output The seeker sits at the front of the interceptor and provides critical targeting information.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of provides

Verb

Wen shows us the startling range of what the body can emote even when trauma renders words inaccessible.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
In this technique the GPU renders a game at a resolution higher than the one being displayed and then shrinks the image to the target resolution.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of renders

Noun

While this stellar nursery is normally a dazzling, easy sight through binoculars, tonight's viewing dynamic presents a unique and dramatic observation challenge.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026
View this post on Instagram Keeping dozens of underwater vehicles coordinated presents a tougher problem than simply programming each drone to follow a route.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of presents

Verb

Powers also has an employment contract that likely affords him protection and the chance to contest accusations before he is terminated for cause.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
SteelSeries says that this affords the mice 20 times the bandwidth and lower latency, and it’s used to deliver high polling rates with better consistency than other brands.

— Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of affords

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