Synonyms of the word

comparing

• v. present participle of compare.

comparison

• n. The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
• n. An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each-other.
• n. With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
• n. (grammar) The ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees, as in hot, hotter, hottest.
• n. That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
• n. (rhetoric) A simile.
• n. (phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.

examination

• n. The act of examining.
• n. Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness…
• n. A formal test involving answering written or oral questions with no or limited access to text books or…

scrutiny

• n. Intense study of someone or something.
• n. Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
• n. An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
• n. A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
• n. An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
• v. (obsolete, rare) To scrutinize.