The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
Source: tatoeba (49972)
Comparison
/kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən/
Synonyms for "comparison" (162 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (48)
Noun(13 words)
comparative history studycomparecomparingcomparison chartcomparison tablecontrastcontrastsdifferencedifferentiation knowledgediffingequivalencegraphic organizergreater-than relation
Verb(3 words)
compare physical propertiescompare trialscompare values
Adjective(1 words)
instructional comparison
Related words (81)
Noun(11 words)
juxtapositionjuxtapositionsmethod comparisonmonitoring ecosystem recoveriesmore comparativemore thanparallellingratiosimilesstatistical comparisonvenn diagram
kinshiplikenesslikeninglocum tenensmakeshiftmatchmatchingmetaphormetonymymimickingmobilizationmusternearnessnext best thingopposingoppositionparableparallelismparitypersonnel
Show 48 more words
phonypinch hitterproportionproxyrelationrelationshipreliefreplacementrepresentativeresemblancereservesrespectringerrodeoroundupsamenesssecond stringsecondarysemblancesignsimilaritysimilesimilitudesimulationsparesparesstand instand-insubsubstituentsubstitutesubstitutionsuccedaneumsupersedersupplantersurrogatesurveysymbolsynecdochethird stringtokenunderstudyutility playervicarvice presidentvice-presidentvice-regentweighing
Adverb(1 words)
more industrial revolution
Adjective(1 words)
unregulated finance
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: accordance, affinity, agent, agreement, alikeness.
- Sentence evidence is available for comparison, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "comparison".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "comparison"
Keep "comparison" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "comparison" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "comparison", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "comparison" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
15 entriesalikenessanalysisdata analysiseducational toolexaminationgraphic organizerhistorical methodinquirylikenessmeasurementquantitative studyrelationscrutinysimilitudeteaching aid
More specific
9 entriesT chartVenn diagramcause comparisoncomparison tabledate comparisonlength comparisonpopulation comparisonsource comparisontimeline comparison
Collocations
6 entriesclose comparisoncomparison chartcomparison tabledirect comparisonhistorical comparisonside by side comparison
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
89 translations across 63 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- vergelyking noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Albanian
1 entries- krahasim noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σύγκρισις noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Arabic
4 entries- تَشْبِيه noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- مُقارَنة noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- مُقَابَلَة noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- مُقَارَنَة noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Armenian
1 entries- համեմատություն noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- müqayisə noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Belarusian
1 entries- параўна́нне noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Bengali
1 entries- তুলনা noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Bulgarian
1 entries- сравне́ние noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Burmese
1 entries- အနှိုင်း noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Catalan
1 entries- comparació noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 比較 /比较 noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Czech
1 entries- porovnání noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Danish
1 entries- sammenligning noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Dutch
1 entries- vergelijking noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Esperanto
1 entries- komparo noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Finnish
1 entries- vertailu noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
French
1 entries- comparaison noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Galician
2 entries- comparación noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- comparanza noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Georgian
1 entries- შედარება noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
German
4 entries- Komparation noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- Vergleich noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- Vergleichen noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- Vergleichung noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Greek
1 entries- σύγκριση noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Hebrew
1 entries- השוואה \ הַשְׁוָאָה noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Hindi
1 entries- तुलना noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Hungarian
2 entries- összehasonlítás noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- összevetés noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Ingrian
1 entries- rinnoitus noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Italian
3 entries- comparazione noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- confronto noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- paragone noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Japanese
1 entries- 比較 noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Kazakh
1 entries- салыстыру noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Khmer
2 entries- ប្រៀប noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- ពាក្យប្រៀប noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Korean
1 entries- 비교 noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Lao
1 entries- ການປຽບທຽບ noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Latin
1 entries- comparātiō noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Latvian
2 entries- salīdzinājums noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- salīdzināšana noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Lithuanian
1 entries- lyginimas noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Macedonian
1 entries- споредба noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Malayalam
1 entries- താരതമ്യം noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Middle English
1 entries- comparisoun noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Mongolian
1 entries- харьцуулалт noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Māori
1 entries- whakatairitenga noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Norman
1 entries- compathaison noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- sammenligning noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Old English
1 entries- wiþmetennes noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Persian
2 entries- تشبیه noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- مقایسه noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Polish
1 entries- porównanie noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Portuguese
1 entries- comparação noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Romanian
1 entries- comparație noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Russian
2 entries- сра́внивание noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- сравне́ние noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- poređenje noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- ȕsporedba noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- поређење noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- у̏споредба noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Slovak
1 entries- porovnanie noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Slovene
1 entries- primerjava noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Spanish
2 entries- comparación noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- comparanza noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Swedish
1 entries- jämförelse noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Tajik
1 entries- муқоиса noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Tamil
1 entries- ஒப்பீடு noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Thai
1 entries- การเปรียบเทียบ noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Tibetan
4 entries- དཔེ་ཉེར་འཇལ noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- དཔེ་ཟླ noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- མཉམ་བསྡུར noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- ཚད་སྡུར noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Turkish
3 entries- karşılaştırma noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- mukayese noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- salıştırma noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Ukrainian
1 entries- порі́вняння noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Urdu
2 entries- اَنْدَازَہ noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
- مُوَازَنَہ noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Uzbek
1 entries- muqoyasa noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sự so sánh noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Walloon
1 entries- rimetaedje noun (act of comparing or the state of being compared)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
In comparison with this, that is far better.
Source: tatoeba (56053)
This furniture is superior beyond comparison.
Source: tatoeba (60130)
This is superior beyond comparison.
Source: tatoeba (60526)
Showing 4 of 20 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "comparison"?
Closest matches include accordance, affinity, agent, agreement, alikeness.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "comparison"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.