comparative
/kəmˈpæɹətɪv/noun, adjective4 syllables
Comparative means: estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete.
Synonyms for comparative3
noun, as in the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
comparative degree
adjective, as in estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
What does comparative mean?3
adjective
1
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete“a relative stranger”
2
relating to or based on or involving comparison“comparative linguistics”
noun
1
the comparative form of an adjective or adverb“‘faster’ is the comparative of the adjective ‘fast’”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with comparative?1
four syllables
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Comparative in a sentence
- After many hardships, he now lives in comparative ease.Dejo
- Yanni wrote a few books on comparative religion.Amastan
- A comparative analysis of the results would have to be conducted.sundown
- Comparative language study is perhaps the best method of learning foreign languages.carlosalberto
- The most important method of comparative linguistics is the comparative method.rul
- Once divorced from key questions of national culture and identity, comparative literature loses its way.unknown
- Comparative studies are now making rapid progress.AlanF_US
- I study comparative religion in the arts faculty of the University of Turku.unknown
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Forms of comparative
as a noun
- plural
- comparatives