Meanings
prepositional phrase
alternative in comparison
- When compared to something else; in comparison.
beauty that extinguishes all others by comparison
Synonyms: by contrast, in contrast
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseWhen compared to something else; in comparison.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 相比之下
- 相比之下 (xiāngbǐ zhīxià)Translations
French en comparaison, à titre de comparaison
- en comparaisonTranslations
- à titre de comparaisonTranslations
- par comparaisonTranslations
German demgegenüber, im Vergleich dazu
- demgegenüberTranslations
- im Vergleich dazuTranslations
Polish w porównaniu z
- w porównaniu zTranslations
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APA
by comparison. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20comparison
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“by comparison.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20comparison. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by comparison,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20comparison.
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