JJCOMP Adjectives of comparison

Definition

Adjectives expressing comparison or similarity.

Detection Rules

xiao_2009

Requires: usas

USAS code: A6

usas

cql[lemma={words} & pos="JJ|JJR|JJS"]
Word list (296 items)
Identikit Peer-to-Peer Suchlike aberrant abnormal accepted acclimate accustomed ad-hoc adventurous agreed agreeing akin alien alienated alike all-round alternative analogous anomalous anti- apposed arcane associative assorted asymmetric asymmetrical attuned atypical average basic best-represented bipolar bizarre bog-standard broad-based broad-ranging broadly-based characteristic cliched co-equal commensurate common commonest commonplace comparable comparative compared comparing compatible compliant compromised concordant conflict-focused conflicted conflicting conforming confrontational congruent consensual consistent consonant contradictory contrarian contrary controversial conventional convergent converging converse copied copycat correlated correlating cosmopolitan counter cranky customary customised customized deviating different differential differentiated differing digressing disagreeing discordant discrete discriminative discriminatory disordered disparate dissenting dissimilar distinct distinguishable distinguishing divergent divers diverse diversified divided dividing duplicated duplicating eccentric eclectic equal equivalent erratic esoteric even evocative ex-hippie exceptional exotic extraordinary fall-back familiar fantastical fitful flexi formulaic freak freaky full-spectrum grotesque hackneyed heterogeneous hippy ho-hum homogeneous homogenous humdrum hypocritical iconoclastic identical idiosyncratic imbalanced in-built in-tune inbuilt incomparable incompatible incongruent inconsistent incredible indistinguishable inherent inimitable innate intrinsic inverse inverted irreconcilable irregular isolating keep-up-with-the-Joneses kindred latter-day like like-minded likened manifold matched matching mind-blowing mirrored mixed mixed-race multi-choice multi-faceted multi-party multichoice multifaceted multifarious multiple-choice mysterious natural near-identical non-conformist non-confrontational non-conventional non-descript non-formal non-natural non-traditional nonconformist nondescript normal novel odd off-beat off-the-wall offbeat opposing ordered ordinary other paradoxical parallel paralleled peculiar peer-based peer-to-peer pluralist pluralistic prosaic quaint queer quintessential quirky ranging redolent regular remarkable reminiscent representative reproductive resembled resembling respective reverse routine rum run-of-the-mill samey segregated self-same selfsame semi-uniform separate seperate similar similar-minded similar-sounding simpatico simulated spacey split stand-alone standard standardised stereotyped stock strange stranger sundry symbolic symmetrical tantamount tended tending time-honoured trad trail-blazing tripartite trite two-faced two-pronged unaccustomed unadventurous unalike unanimous unbridgeable uncanny unchallenged uncharacteristic uncommon uncontroversial unconventional unequal unheard-of uniform unlike unmatched unnatural unprecedented unremarkable unrepresentative unusual unvaried usual variable varied various varying verbatim versatile weird weirdest whacky wide-ranging wont wonted

Requires: lemma, pos

Normalization

Per words

Sources

  • xiao_2009 — Xiao, Richard (2009) : Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
  • usas — Rayson, Paul; Archer, Dawn; Piao, Scott; McEnery, Tony (2004) : The UCREL Semantic Analysis System