admit+of+comparison

  • 11vie — Synonyms and related words: admit of comparison, antagonize, battle, be commensurable, be comparable, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, challenge, challenge comparison, close with, combat, come up to …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 12measure up to — Synonyms and related words: admit of comparison, amount to, balance, be commensurable, be comparable, break even, check out, come to, come up to, compare, compare to, compare with, correspond, ditto, draw, equal, even, even off, have the… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 13resemble — Synonyms and related words: admit of comparison, ape, appear like, approach, approximate, be, be commensurable, be comparable, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, bring to mind, call to mind, call up, come close, come near, come up to,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14stack up — Synonyms and related words: admit of comparison, amount to, ape, appear like, approach, approximate, arrival, balance, bank, bank up, be commensurable, be comparable, be like, be redolent of, be so, be such, bear resemblance, blind landing, break …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 15complete —    Partridge includes complete in his list of false comparatives that is, words that do not admit of comparison, such as ultimate and eternal (one thing cannot be more ultimate or more eternal than another). Technically, he is right, and you… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 16education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

    Universalium

  • 17History of Physics —     History of Physics     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics     The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 18Henry of Ghent and Duns Scotus — Stephen Dumont LIFE AND WORKS Henry of Ghent Henry of Ghent was arguably the most influential Latin theologian between Thomas Aquinas and Duns Scotus, regent as a leading master of theology at the University of Paris for the better part of the… …

    History of philosophy

  • 19international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

    Universalium

  • 20Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems …

    Universalium