compare
Note similarities between
Compare is to examine things side by side to find similarities or differences: Let's compare prices before we buy.
To compare something to another is to liken them: She compared his singing to a cat in heat.
Beyond compare means unmatched: Her beauty is beyond compare.
The noun comparison appears in phrases like by comparison and no comparison.
Judge worth or quality
- appraiseDetermine value of
- measureUnit of quantity
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- weighDetermine mass or ponder
rate · rank · score · benchmark · review · judge · value · estimate
Way things contrast
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- varianceSpread around the mean
discrepancy · dissimilarity · opposite · unlike · distinct · gap · deviation · inequality
Likeness between things
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- analogyExplanatory likeness between things
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- equivalenceState of being equal
correspondence · affinity · correlation · congruence · similitude · uniformity · homogeneity · alikeness
Facts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- metricsStandards for assessment
baseline · control group · sample · chart · graph · spreadsheet · side-by-side · parameters
Explanatory likeness between things
- simileComparison via "as"
- likeningStating a resemblance
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
illustration · parable · figure of speech · imagery · symbolism · correspondence · poetic · figurative
assess
Judge worth or quality
weigh · rate · rank · score · benchmark · review · judge · value · estimate · test
difference
Way things contrast
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
variance · discrepancy · dissimilarity · opposite · unlike · distinct · gap · deviation · inequality · incongruity
resemblance
Likeness between things
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- analogyExplanatory likeness between things
- parallelEquidistant at all points
equivalence · correspondence · affinity · correlation · congruence · similitude · uniformity · homogeneity · alikeness · kinship
data
Facts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
metrics · baseline · control group · sample · chart · graph · spreadsheet · side-by-side · parameters · criteria
analogy
Explanatory likeness between things
allegory · illustration · parable · figure of speech · imagery · symbolism · correspondence · poetic · figurative · as if
- analysisanalyze, analysis, evaluate, data analysis, examine
- comparisonsanalogy, metaphor, simile, allegory, parable
- examineexamine, analyze, assess, evaluate, inspect
- Judgment Wordsjudge, assess, evaluate, rate, rank
- smart shoppingbudget, bargain, coupons, discounts, deals
- verifycheck, confirm, verify, validate, authenticate
comparecontrast
Notable difference between things
distinguish · differentiate · discriminate · discern · separate
compareisolate
Separate from others
separate · segregate · compartmentalize · silo · dissociate
comparerank
Position in hierarchy
order · pit · pit against · prioritize · hierarchize
- compare notesExchange information mutually
- comparing notesSharing findings together
- no comparisonWithout equal or rival
- front companiesBusinesses masking illicit activity
- pale in comparisonSeem inferior when contrasted
- compared toEvaluated in contrast with
comparison, comparable, compared, companies, comparing, compares, comparative, comparably, comparatively