| Main Entry: |
compare |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
liken, equate |
Synonyms: |
allegorize,
approach, approximate to,
assimilate,
balance, be in the same class as, be on a par with, bear comparison, bring near, come up to, compete with,
connect,
correlate, distinguish between, draw parallel,
equal,
equate, hold a candle to, identify with,
link, make like,
match, notice similarities,
parallel, put alongside,
relate,
resemble, show correspondence, stack up with, standardize, tie up,
vie
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| Notes: |
compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
