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| Main Entry: | comparative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approximate, close to |
| Synonyms: | analogous, approaching, comparable, conditional, connected, contingent, corresponding, equivalent, like, matching, metaphorical, near, parallel, provisional, qualified, related, relative, restricted, similar, allusive, by comparison, contrastive, correlative, in proportion, not absolute, not positive, rivaling, vying, with reservation |
| Notes: | positive is the ordinary form of a word, with comparative conveying the sense of greater intensity of the adjective and superlative reflecting the greatest intensity of the adjective |
| Antonyms: | unequal, unlike |
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| Main Entry: | illustrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explanatory |
| Synonyms: | allegorical, comparative, corroborative, descriptive, expository, figurative, graphic, indicative, representative, sample, symbolic, typical, clarifying, delineative, diagrammatic, emblematic, exemplifying, explicatory, iconographic, illuminative, illustrational, illustratory, imagistic, interpretive, metaphoric, pictorial, pictoric, revealing, specifying |
| Antonyms: | atypical, complicated, confusing, involved |
| Main Entry: | proportionate/proportional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | balanced, corresponding |
| Synonyms: | commensurate, comparable, comparative, compatible, consistent, contingent, correspondent, corresponding, dependent, equal, equitable, equivalent, even, just, reciprocal, relative, symmetrical, uniform, commensurable, correlative, in proportion |
| Antonyms: | disproportionate, irrelevant, imbalanced |
| Main Entry: | proportionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | balanced |
| Synonyms: | commensurate, comparable, comparative, compatible, consistent, contingent, correspondent, corresponding, dependent, equal, equitable, equivalent, even, just, proportional, reciprocal, relative, symmetrical, uniform, commensurable, correlative, in proportion |
| Main Entry: | proportional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | proportionate |
| Synonyms: | comparable, comparative, corresponding, equal, equivalent, harmonious, relative |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost accurate, exact |
| Synonyms: | almost, close, comparative, near, proximate, relative, rough |
| Antonyms: | accurate, clear, definite, exact, precise |
| Main Entry: | near |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close in time; forthcoming |
| Synonyms: | approaching, approximate, at hand, coming, comparative, expected, imminent, impending, looming, next, relative, in the offing, near-at-hand |
| Antonyms: | deferred, distant, far, postponed, remote, expired |
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| Main Entry: | measure |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
comparative, geodetical, gradual, inch, measuring, metric, metrical, poisable, scalar, shading off, sidereal, unmeasured
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