Hyphenation of compare

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word compare? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

com-pare

Definitions of compare:

1.	Qualities that are comparable No comparison between the two books Beyond compare
2.	Examine and note the similarities or differences of John compared his haircut to his friend's We compared notes after we had both seen the movie
3.	Be comparable This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes
4.	Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
5.	To form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb

Synonyms of compare:

noun	comparison, equivalence, comparability, likeness, alikeness, similitude
verb	analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
verb	be
verb	liken, equate, study, consider
verb	inflect

Last hyphenations of this language

concurrence gross-money colostomy Corley withed campbell concomitant cornerman self-abasement confederacy sylvan conic cordiality audiovisual gyroscope acridness VHF biassed Denmark

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.