100 Examples of Comparison

A comparison is a literary device that establishes a relationship of similarity between two elements based on a common characteristic. For example: Man is as firm as an oak.

In rhetoric, comparison (or simile ) is a figure of speech that points out a similarity between two different terms, which relates it to other resources such as analogy and metaphor . For example: She is like the sun to me.

• See also:  Antithesis

Types of comparison

There are different types of comparisons:

• Equality or reversible comparison: like, just as, which. For example:You are as good as your grandmother .
• Comparison of inferiority: less… than / not as… as. For example:The bush is less tall than the tree.
• Comparison of superiority: more… than. For example:The new house is nicer than the old one.

Comparisons of inferiority and superiority are grammatical forms used to link two elements based on a parallelism between them, but in a relationship that is not one of parity.

They also allow us to communicate the characteristics of something the interlocutor doesn’t know by comparing it with something the interlocutor does know. For example, if I search for John and I don’t know him, but I do know Paul, the information is useful: John is taller than Paul .

Equal comparisons also allow for this same use, but they are also used to enrich discourse with sensory imagery (visual, audio, etc.), which is why they are addressed in rhetoric and often appear frequently in the lyrical genre . For example, saying that someone is as brave as a lion is more persuasive or more visually rich than simply saying that they are brave.

• It may be useful to you: Sentences with comparative connectors

Comparison examples

1. His will is as hard as steel.
2. She is much nicer than her sister.
3. He is as studious as his father.
4. It is a luxurious place like a palace.
5. This building is as old as the Taj Mahal.
6. He is as happy as a fish in water.
7. The girl is happy like her classmates.
8. He was furious as a volcano.
9. This brand is cheaper than the other.
10. He is as tall as a giraffe.
11. She is capricious like a princess.
12. She has the perfect porcelain complexion.
13. They love each other as much as the first day.
14. He is surprised like a child.
15. My aunt is more old-fashioned than my mother.
16. They are thirty years old and play like children.
17. She dresses her daughter like a doll.
18. Today is quieter than yesterday.
19. It was a loud sound like an explosion.
20. You talk like an old woman.
21. He felt free as a bird.
22. He is slow as a turtle.
23. The argument was like a summer storm: intense but fleeting.
24. This lake is larger than the one to the south.
25. The muscles are less swollen than yesterday.
26. Repeat everything like a parrot.
27. You are sweet as honey.
28. He has eyes like daggers.
29. He went wild.
30. Be careful, it is more fragile than glass.
31. Theft is a more serious crime than robbery.
32. She has skin as white and cold as snow.
33. I was as ashamed as I was that day.
34. My husband sleeps like a baby.
35. The teacher has more patience than the mother.
36. He is eleven years old and is as tall as his father.
37. It’s colder here than in my town.
38. The sand burned like hot iron.
39. He is happy like a child with a new toy.
40. It’s rough like sandpaper.
41. He has eyes like stars.
42. He is as distrustful as a fox.
43. After his nap, he was as fresh as a cucumber.
44. His daughters are like three flowers in spring.
45. The gold medal winner was fast as lightning.
46. He wakes up early like a rooster.
47. He caressed her as softly as a breeze.
48. His wife treats him like a king.
49. He is more of a traveler than an airplane pilot.
50. Be careful, it is treacherous like the sea.
51. She is only twenty years old, but she is sweet and fragile like a flower.
52. I feel lonelier than a dog.
53. They squawk like chickens.
54. On the train they were packed like a can of sardines.
55. He treated him like a father.
56. That drink is bitter as gall.
57. Her hair is red like blood.
58. The lights in the distance twinkled like stars.
59. He’s as dirty as a pig.
60. Today he is more skilled than his teacher.
61. He has a mouth like a mailbox.
62. He cheered on the team like a fan.
63. My sister is blonde like Rocío.
64. This matter is as murky as mud.
65. It was music that intoxicated like alcohol.
66. The man smelled like flowers.
67. You have abandoned him like a dog.
68. You treat me like a stranger.
69. He took advantage of her like a leech.
70. It was autumn but it was a warm and sunny morning like a summer day.
71. It shone like a precious stone.
72. They looked at her like a monster.
73. His fingers are as fat as sausages.
74. Suddenly everything turned dark as night.
75. Play the piano like a pro.
76. With this product, your house will smell like a forest.
77. He is a complicated man like his brother.
78. It burned fast like paper.
79. His humor is as acidic as vinegar.
80. They are like water and oil.
81. The news was like a bucket of cold water.
82. They celebrated as if it were the end of the world.
83. He learned to behave like her.
84. She was light as a butterfly.
85. His attitude was as threatening as storm clouds.
86. He’s indecisive like me.
87. This building is safer than a prison.
88. He stood still as a statue.
89. His eyes were wide open when he received the news.
90. He was pale as death.
91. He ran away as if chased by a ghost.
92. The child is as unruly as a puppy.
93. We watched a movie that was as scary as a nightmare.
94. She has straight hair like her mother.
95. It is refreshing like river water.
96. The illusion burst like a soap bubble.
97. His promises are like blank checks.
98. His arrival is like the sunrise.
99. He kicked it like it was a ball.
100. They sang like little birds.