comparing
Setting side by side
Comparing is examining things together to find similarities or differences.
You might be comparing prices, comparing notes with a colleague, or comparing job offers.
The phrase comparing apples and oranges warns against measuring unlike things by the same standard.
To say something doesn't compare means nothing else comes close.
Judge worth or quality
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
- appraiseDetermine value of
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- measureUnit of quantity
rate · review · scrutinize · weigh · estimate · examine · inspect · audit
Explanatory likeness between things
- resemblanceLikeness between things
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
congruence · likeness · equivalent · matching · mirror · analogous · similarity · sameness
Formal evaluation of worth
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- verdictOfficial court decision
conclusion · opinion · deliberation · discernment · bias · prejudice · impartiality · fairness
Ways things aren't alike
- oppositesTerms with contrary meanings
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
discrepancy · deviation · contradiction · unlikeness · variance · gap · mismatch · differential
assess
Judge worth or quality
measure · rate · review · scrutinize · weigh · estimate · examine · inspect · audit · score
analogy
Explanatory likeness between things
- resemblanceLikeness between things
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
affinity · congruence · likeness · equivalent · matching · mirror · analogous · similarity · sameness · overlap
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
verdict · conclusion · opinion · deliberation · discernment · bias · prejudice · impartiality · fairness · objectivity
differences
Ways things aren't alike
- oppositesTerms with contrary meanings
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
distinction · discrepancy · deviation · contradiction · unlikeness · variance · gap · mismatch · differential · inequality
- basic mathsubtraction, multiplying, dividing, adding, subtracting
- observation skillsattention to detail, attention, detail, patterns, focus
- Relatinglinking, connecting, pertaining, associating, correlating
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- mental processesthinking, think, reasoning, cognition, pondering
- assessmentevaluating, test, analyzing, exam, assessing
comparingisolating
Setting apart from contact
contrasting · differentiating · distinguishing · ignoring · disregarding
- comparing notesSharing findings together
- no comparisonWithout equal or rival
- pale in comparisonSeem inferior when contrasted
- comparison shoppingEvaluating competing offers
- suffer by comparisonSeem worse when contrasted
- comparison shopEvaluate competing prices