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Comparative

/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/

(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.

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📖 Definitions of "Comparative"

noun

1
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
2
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
3
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
4
An equal; a rival; a compeer.

adjective

1
Of or relating to comparison.
2
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
"comparative anatomy"
3
Approximated by comparison; relative.
4
Comparable; bearing comparison.

🔄 Synonyms of "Comparative"

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Word	Definition
relativenoun	Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Comparative"

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Word	Definition
relativenoun	Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
comparisonnoun	The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
comparablenoun	(often with to) Able to be compared (to).
compareverb	(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
comparabilitynoun	The quality of being comparable.
intercomparisonnoun	A comparison made between diverse elements.
similarnoun	Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
correspondingnoun	that have a similar relationship
proportionateverb	In proportion; proportional; commensurable.
standardized	Designed or constructed in a standard manner or according to an official standard.
relevant	Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
relativitynoun	(uncountable) The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.
respective	Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
morenoun	To a greater degree or extent.
benchmarknoun	A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
discoververb	(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
benchmarkingnoun	A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
trade-offnoun	Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.
related	Standing in relation or connection.
controlled	Subjected to regulation or direction.