Synonyms for

Comparatively

Verb / kʌˈmperʌtɪvli: / Another word for comparatively — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

In a way that involves making or noting comparisons; by way of comparison.

Synonyms & similar words

relatively relatively proportionately moderately fairly reasonably somewhat correspondingly analogously equivalently

Synonyms by register

Formal

relatively proportionally in comparison

Informal

kind of sort of in a way

Literary

by contrast as against

Antonyms

absolutely unequivocally definitively certainly indisputably outright

Common collocations

  • comparatively speaking
  • comparatively low
  • comparatively high
  • comparatively small
  • comparatively large
  • comparatively easy
  • comparatively difficult

Word family

adverb comparatively

Usage note

Used to indicate that something is being compared to something else. It implies that the quality being discussed is not absolute but exists in relation to another thing.

Example sentences

  1. Compared to the other students in her class, she was comparatively quiet.
  2. The blue car is comparatively faster than the red one.
  3. Compared to last year's prices, these are comparatively cheaper.
  4. The new building is comparatively taller than the old one.
  5. She was comparatively happier today than yesterday.

Quotes

  • 'I'm not saying that I'm comparatively as good as Shakespeare or Mozart - of course not - but I do believe that I have something to offer.' - Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • 'India has the unique advantage of having the biggest domestic market and this should support the growth of local manufacturing industry comparatively better.' - Baba Kalyani
  • 'I am comparatively late in being considered for the Nobel Prize, as writers go, because I am a woman.' - Doris Lessing

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