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Another word for compare

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Verb

  1. To represent as similar

    See also:

    same

  2. To examine in order to note the similarities and differences of

    See also:

    same

  3. To be equal or alike

    See also:

    same

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Another word for compare

Verb

  1. To regard as similar

  2. To examine on a comparative basis

    See also:

    distinguish

  3. To stand in relationship to another

    See also:

    match

    equal

Idioms:

    beyond or past or without compare

Synonym Study

  • Collate implies detailed, critical comparison, esp. of different versions of the same text
  • Contrast implies a comparison for the purpose of emphasizing differences to contrast farm life with city life
  • Compare refers to a literal or figurative putting together in order to note points of resemblance and difference, and implies the weighing of parallel features for relative values to compare records and compact discs
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Sentence Examples

  • I don't compare you to Josh.

  • Check her purse for something she wrote and compare it.

  • I can't think of anything offline to compare it to.

  • He couldn't help but compare the situation to Billy Langstrom's.

  • If men would steadily observe realities only, and not allow themselves to be deluded, life, to compare it with such things as we know, would be like a fairy tale and the Arabian Nights' Entertainments.

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