Comparison with than : ...+comparative adj. + than |
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| A BIG difference |
a good deal a great deal a lot considerably decidedly far infinitely miles (informal) much significantly three/four/many times way (informal) |
The first time I had a sauna, it was considerably hotter than I'd expected to be The book is far more interesting than the film The Icelandic and Norwegian registers are slightly less expensive than the latter |
| A SMALL difference |
a bit (informal) a little bit fractionally marginally slightly |
Sales have been marginally better since June |
| NO difference |
no not any |
I'm no happier than I was in my last job |
Comparison with as ... as... : ...+comparative + as+ adj. +as or comparative+ noun |
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| A BIG difference |
nothing like nowhere near anywhere near (-) twice / three times ... |
The experience was nowhere near as disturbing as I had led to believe The experience was nothing like as disturbing as I had been led to believe Real coffee tastes nothing like the stuff from a jar Eating at home is nowhere near as much fun as eating out Eating at home isn't anywhere near as much fun as eating out |
| A SMALL difference |
almost nearly not quite |
The plan hasn't grown nearly as high as she expected |
| NO difference |
equally just |
The first place was really noisy, and the second one was just as bad |