comparative

Definitions

Perceptible or estimated by comparison; relative.

Of or relating to the comparison of different things or instances.

The form of an adjective or adverb that indicates a higher degree of a quality.

Examples

The linguist conducted a comparative study of the two ancient languages.

She used a comparative approach to analyze the differences between the two economic models.

Synonyms

relative proportional correlative comparable relational measured approximate

Antonyms

absolute categorical unconditional positive independent unrelated disparate