Synonyms:
comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability
Meaning: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
compare
Meaning: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
Synonyms:
compare
Meaning: be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"
Synonyms:
compare, liken, equate
Meaning: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"
Usage examples
Compare ALLOW.
You can compare the two, if you wish."
Those who were interested took care to compare their information.
Just compare him for a moment with some of your heavy hunting men--"
The latter are thought to come after the former in order to compare them.
"Rosa, Rosa, I don't know to what wonder under the sun I shall compare you."
"Bartleby," said I, "when those papers are all copied, I will compare them with you."
Or stop still and meditate, like the Hamlet you compare yourself to, if I go too fast.'
I was fortunate enough to get some seed, and have never grown any other, nor have I ever seen elsewhere any that I think can compare with it.
Compare what was said in an earlier chapter about the one-sided meanings which have come to attach to the ideas of efficiency and of culture.