COMPARISON Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

comparison

noun

Definition of comparison

as in analogy

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Recent Examples of comparison That is especially important given the questions raised about whether the 2025 state test results provide a reliable year-to-year comparison. — Katie Pace Miles, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 By comparison, it rates were $286 per night in Miami Beach although Miami-Dade County and Miami would cost $246 and $220 per night, respectively. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 By comparison, the survey found that price-conscious shoppers were more likely to have bought nothing during the same period. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 In comparison, the Z Fold 8 Ultra ran for 16 hours and 29 minutes, the Z Fold 8 ran for 16 hours and 30 minutes, and the Razr Fold ran for more than 18 hours. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comparison

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparison

Noun

The analogy isn’t all that persuasive at the level of ownership.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
Astronomers are finding that in between the brightest stars, the 'tallest skyscrapers' in the above analogy, there are much fainter stars analogous to smaller buildings.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of analogy

Noun

The measure also prohibits undocumented students from enrolling in adult general education programs in high schools and state colleges, which help prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
There’s an equivalency with Platner, and some of it has to do with a populist style of politics.

— Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of equivalency

Noun

Though this parity is curiously never impacted by the fact that Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady has won the Super Bowl in seven of the last 12 years, despite Brady having retired three years ago.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Despite a strained defense budget, Zelensky touts battlefield gains in Dnipropetrovsk and predicts Ukraine could reach territorial parity with Russia by the end of the year.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of parity

Noun

However, many trade associations include sole proprietors who don't qualify for an AHP, and some organizations have members in a range of industries.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Disputes over Israel, antisemitism and El-Sayed’s association with controversial online commentator Hasan Piker have complicated the party’s effort to turn its attention to Republican Mike Rogers.

— Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026