Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

comparative estimate, relative estimate, relativity. simile, similitude, analogy (similarity) 17; allegory &c (metaphor) 521. matching, pattern-matching. [quantitative comparison] ratio, proportion (number) 84. [results of comparison] discrimination 465; indiscrimination 465.1 [Obs.]; identification 465.2. V. compare to, compare with; collate, confront; place side by side, juxtapose &c (near) 197; set against one another, pit against one another; contrast, balance. identify, draw a parallel, parallel. compare notes; institute a comparison; parva componere magnis [Lat.]. Adj. comparative; metaphorical &c 521. compared with &c v.; comparable; judged by comparison. Adv. relatively &c (relation) 9; as compared with &c v.. Phr. comparisons are odious; comparisons are odorous [Much Ado about Nothing]. 464a. Incomparability [Lack of comparison] — N. incomparability; incommensurability; indistinguishablility &c 465.1. Adj. incommensurable, incommensurate; incomparable; different &c 15. Phr. like apples and oranges; no basis for comparison; no standard for comparison.