noun
    
    plural -sons
    
    the act of looking at things to see how they are similar or different [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    the act of suggesting that two or more things are similar or in the same category [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    by/in comparison
    
    when compared with another :when looked at or thought about in relation to someone or something else
    
    
    
    
    
    draw a comparison
    
    or draw comparisons
    
    to say that two or more things or people are similar
    
    
    
    
    
    make a comparison
    
    or make comparisons
    
    to say that two or more things or people are similar
    
    
    
    to look at similarities and differences between two or more things or people
    
    
    
    no comparison
    
    used to suggest that two or more things are very different