Clues for the word "COMPARE"
We've had 15 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 18 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on May 06, 2025.
Definition of compare
- v. t. - To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to bring into comparison; to regard with discriminating attention.
- v. t. - To represent as similar, for the purpose of illustration; to liken.
- v. t. - To inflect according to the degrees of comparison; to state positive, comparative, and superlative forms of; as, most adjectives of one syllable are compared by affixing "- er" and "-est" to the positive form; as, black, blacker, blackest; those of more than one syllable are usually compared by prefixing "more" and "most", or "less" and "least", to the positive; as, beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful.
- v. i. - To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of, comparison; as, his later work does not compare with his earlier.
- v. i. - To vie; to assume a likeness or equality.
- n. - Comparison.
- n. - Illustration by comparison; simile.
- v. t. - To get; to procure; to obtain; to acquire
Referring Clues
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 22, 2024
- USA Today - December 14, 2023
- Mirror Classic - September 22, 2017
- USA Today - February 17, 2017
- Guardian Quick - January 11, 2016
- New York Times - November 22, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 26, 2011
- LA Times Sunday - January 09, 2011
- USA Today - February 09, 2009
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 19, 2009
- LA Times - August 14, 2006
- New York Times - March 10, 2006
- LA Times - December 02, 2005
- Washington Post - January 27, 2004
- Family Time - November 01, 2003
- Washington Post - May 22, 2003
- New York Times - December 12, 2000