comparative

noun adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: com-par-a-tive (4)
English Definition

Measured or judged by estimating the similarity or dissimilarity between one thing and another.

Example Sentence

They conducted a comparative study.

US IPA /kəmˈpærətɪv/
UK IPA /kəmˈpærətɪv/

Synonyms

relative proportional approximate contrastive

Antonyms

absolute independent