Antonyms for comparison


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhm-par-uh-suhn
Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpær ə sən


Definition of comparison

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French comparaison (12c.), from Latin comparationem (nominative comparatio), noun of action from past participle stem of comparare "make equal with, liken, bring together for a contest," literally "to couple together, to form in pairs," from com- "with" (see com-) + parare "prepare" (see pare).
  • noun contrasting; corresponding
Example sentences :
  • As one result of this, our Navy ranks larger, in comparison, than it ever did before.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The old woman encouraged him, and said he was still a young man in comparison with her.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • That is nothing at all in comparison with Rico's wedding in the 'Golden Sun.'
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • By comparison Crane's visits to Ringwood were utopianly complacent.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • In comparison, the inconveniences to which Martin had been put seemed trifling.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • At present the Morse recorder is rarely used in comparison with the 'sounder.'
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • But the loss of her mother was to Hetty a trivial one, in comparison with the loss of her father.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • It was the easiest way, and, beyond all comparison, the properest.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • But what are such figures in comparison with the gigantic amounts of our savings and capital?
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • His enumeration of a comparison with other lakes is at once harmonious and poetic.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns

Synonyms for comparison

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