comparison

noun
UK /kəmˈpær.ɪ.sən/
US /kəmˈper.ɪ.sən/

A comparison is when you look at two things to see how they are alike or different.

The teacher made a comparison between the two stories.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act of deciding which of two or more things is better or worse.

The comparison of the two phones helped her choose one.

3. A statement that says how two things are like each other.

He drew a comparison between the city and a busy beehive.

4. The way something looks when measured against something else.

By comparison, this room looks much bigger.