| comparison | | |
| n. (act) | 1. comparing, comparison | the act of examining resemblances.; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator" |
| ~ examination, scrutiny | the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes). |
| ~ likening | the act of comparing similarities. |
| ~ analogy | drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect.; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up" |
| ~ collation | careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement. |
| ~ confrontation | a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison. |
| ~ contrast | the act of distinguishing by comparing differences. |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. comparison | relation based on similarities and differences. |
| ~ relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
| ~ imaginative comparison | the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. comparability, compare, comparison, equivalence | qualities that are comparable.; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" |
| ~ alikeness, likeness, similitude | similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things.; "man created God in his own likeness" |
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