Comparative synonyms and antonyms

kəm-păr'ə-tĭv

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comparative-degree
(Grammar) Adverbial or adjectival forms modified by more or ending in -er, used when comparing two things.
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unlike (antonym)
Unequal.
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comparable
Similar or equivalent:
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absolute (antonym)
Used without an explicit object
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dissimilar (antonym)
Not similar; unlike; different
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relative
Considered in comparison or relation to something else:
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conditional (related)
The definition of conditional is something that is tied to some other event or thing occurring.
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related (related)
The definition of related is being associated with.
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approaching
That approaches or approach.
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approximate
More or less correct or exact
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near
Closely corresponding to or resembling an original:
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unequal (antonym)
Not the same in any measurable aspect, such as extent or quantity.
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exact (antonym)
Being the very (one specified or understood)
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equal
Having the same privileges, status, or rights:
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far (antonym)
Being at considerable distance; remote:
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same (related)
The definition of same is a person or thing which is equal or identical to another.
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qualitative (related)
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quantitative (related)
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cross-national (related)
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comparitive (related)
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sociological (related)
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empirical (related)
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analysis (related)
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systematic (related)
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anthropological (related)
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cross-linguistic (related)
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correlative
(Gram.) Expressing mutual relation and used in pairs
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corresponding
Having the same or nearly the same relationship.
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connected
(Mathematics, graph theory, of a directed graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
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metaphorical
Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.
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allusive
Using allusion; full of allusions
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similar
(Mathematics) Having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. Used of geometric figures:
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analogous
Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy.
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parallel
Equally distant from one another at all points.
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contrastive
Containing or forming a contrast; contrasting.
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close-to
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in proportion
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matching
The same as another; sharing the same design.
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rivaling
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vying
That vies; that competes
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not positive
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not absolute
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with reservations
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contingent
Dependent (on or upon something uncertain); conditional
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restricted
Available only to certain authorized groups of people
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inconclusive
Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion
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unrelated (antonym)
Not connected or associated
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like (related)
Having almost or exactly the same qualities, characteristics, etc.; similar; equal
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rival
Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
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than
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statistical (related)
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  • For the next seven or eight years he lived in comparative privacy.

  • The American engineer is more fortunately situated than his English brother with regard to the possibility of a solution, as will be seen from the comparative diagrams of construction gauges, figs.

  • That chapter of comparative anatomy (together with other anatomical details, for which see the separate articles) is now dealt with in the article Skull; here only the most avine features are alluded to, and since some of Parker's original illustrations have been retained, the description has been shortened considerably.

  • The result is a comparative table of likes and dislikes.

  • Brunn, whose comparative method in art-criticism he much developed.

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