compare: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of compare
verb
- transitive
To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
Example: Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra.
- transitive
To declare two things to be similar in some respect [“to compare X to Y”].
Example: Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.
- transitive
To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
Example: We compare “good” as “good”, “better”, “best”.
- intransitive
To be similar (often used in the negative).
Example: A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare.
Listed forms: compares, comparing, compared, glossary, comparest.
Source: Wiktionary — compare.
noun
- uncountable
Comparison.
- countable
An instruction or command that compares two values or states.
- obsolete, uncountable
Illustration by comparison; simile.
Listed forms: compares, cmp.
Source: Wiktionary — compare.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for compare.
noun
qualities that are comparable
verb
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is compare in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of compare
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + A(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of compare
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from compare
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