comparing apples to apples

A form of compare apples to apples — To compare like things.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of compare apples to apples
Cite this entry
APA

comparing apples to apples. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparing%20apples%20to%20apples

MLA

“comparing apples to apples.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparing%20apples%20to%20apples. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comparing apples to apples,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparing%20apples%20to%20apples.

Source: comparing apples to apples on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.