compare and contrast
[ kuhm-pairuhn kuhn-trast ]
idiom
to consider (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in a way that examines both similarities and differences: The presentation will compare and contrast the Canadian income tax system with the U.S. system.
Origin of compare and contrast
1First recorded in 1780–90
Words Nearby compare and contrast
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How to use compare and contrast in a sentence
Yet despite this clear compare-and-contrast, the political left returns again and again to the wrong modes of protest.
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