Comparison is the act of comparing two or more things to identify similarities and differences between them, in order to help us make choices, evaluate performance, understand relationships, etc. To compare two things, we need to identify the similarities and differences between them with regards to a basis of comparison. Compare Show Similarity Show Difference Than ✓ ✗ ✗ Like ✗ ✓ ✗ Unlike ✗ ✗ ✓ Compared to/with ✗ ✓ ✓ As...as ✗ ✓ ✗ As well as ✗ ✓ ✗ The Same as ✗ ✓ ✗ Different from ✗ ✗ ✓ Similar to ✗ ✓ ✗ Versus ✗ ✗ ✓ In Comparison to ✗ ✓ ✓ As Opposed to ✗ ✗ ✓ Contrary to ✗ ✗ ✓ Likewise ✗ ✓ ✗ Similarly ✗ ✓ ✗ Also ✗ ✓ ✗ Equally ✗ ✓ ✗ Too ✗ ✓ ✗ |
