Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with compare in American Collocation
compare
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/kəmˈper/
well
favourably
well
This compares favourably with the rates in other countries.
badly
badly
poorly
unfavourably
Our teaching laboratories compare very unfavourably with those found abroad.
directly
directly
Here we directly compare these two possibilities.
carefully
carefully
systematically
The data was qualitatively analysed and systematically compared.
prices
cost
prices
quotes
rates
savings
You can’t weigh up house values the way you compare petrol prices.
results
findings
notes
results
Points are a way of comparing results.
performance
effectiveness
efficacy
performance
We want computers to support children’s curiosity, not compare their performance.
data
data
figures
We will get a clearer picture comparing energy data for June with May.
article
paper
report
study
trial
The study compares the progress of heart patients undergoing angioplasty.