compare

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of COMPARE

to describe as similar <reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster>

Synonyms analogize, assimilate, bracket, equate, liken

Related Words associate, connect, couple, link; allude, refer, relate; equal, match, parallel

Antonyms contrast

to regard or represent as equal or comparable <compared the restaurant's food to the nectar of the gods>

Synonyms compare, liken

Related Words associate, connect, correlate, identify, join, link, match, relate; group, lump (together); assort, categorize, class, classify, grade, group, sort

Near Antonyms differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish, separate

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