100 Sentence Starters for Compare-and-Contrast Essays

No.	Item	Definition
1.	A common feature is	introducing a shared trait
2.	A contrasting feature is	introducing a difference
3.	A distinguishing feature is	introducing a unique trait
4.	A key difference is	introducing an important contrast
5.	A key similarity is	introducing an important likeness
6.	A notable difference is	introducing a clear contrast
7.	A notable similarity is	introducing a clear likeness
8.	A shared characteristic is	introducing a common trait
9.	A similar feature is	introducing a likeness
10.	Although,	introducing concession or contrast
11.	Another difference is	adding a contrasting point
12.	Another similarity is	adding a shared point
13.	As compared with,	in relation to another
14.	As opposed to,	in contrast with
15.	As with,	similar to the case of
16.	At the same time,	simultaneously; also contrasting
17.	Broadly speaking,	in general terms
18.	By comparison,	when compared with something
19.	By contrast,	showing difference directly
20.	By the same token,	for the same reason
21.	Compared to,	when likened to another
22.	Compared with,	when set beside another
23.	Contrary to,	opposite to
24.	Conversely,	showing the opposite relation
25.	Despite these differences,	shifting to similarities
26.	Despite these similarities,	shifting to differences
27.	Different from,	not the same as
28.	Even so,	despite that
29.	Even though,	despite the fact that
30.	For all their differences,	despite contrasting traits
31.	For all their similarities,	despite shared traits
32.	From another perspective,	from another point of view
33.	From one perspective,	from one point of view
34.	Generally speaking,	in general
35.	However,	showing contrast or exception
36.	In a similar vein,	in a similar manner
37.	In both cases,	in each of two situations
38.	In common with,	sharing features with
39.	In comparison,	when viewed side by side
40.	In contrast,	showing a clear difference
41.	In each case,	in every compared situation
42.	In like manner,	in a similar way
43.	In much the same way,	very similarly
44.	In summary,	to sum up
45.	In the same way,	showing similarity
46.	Just as,	in the same way as
47.	Like,	similar to
48.	Likewise,	also in a similar way
49.	Nevertheless,	despite that
50.	Nonetheless,	even so
51.	On closer inspection,	after deeper examination
52.	On the contrary,	expressing the opposite
53.	On the other hand,	introducing an opposing point
54.	One difference is	introducing a contrasting point
55.	One major difference is	introducing a big contrast
56.	One major similarity is	introducing a big likeness
57.	One similarity is	introducing a shared point
58.	Overall,	considering everything
59.	Rather than,	instead of; in contrast to
60.	Side by side,	next to each other
61.	Similar to,	having likeness to
62.	Similarly,	in a similar way
63.	Still,	despite that; nevertheless
64.	The former	the first of two
65.	The latter	the second of two
66.	The main difference is	introducing the chief contrast
67.	The main similarity is	introducing the chief likeness
68.	This aligns with	showing agreement or similarity
69.	This compares with	showing relation by comparison
70.	This contrasts with	showing a clear difference
71.	This differs from	showing a difference from
72.	This is similar to	showing likeness to
73.	This matches	showing sameness or fit
74.	This mirrors	showing close similarity
75.	This parallels	showing similarity in pattern
76.	This resembles	showing similarity
77.	Though,	despite the fact that
78.	To align with,	to correspond with
79.	To coincide with,	to agree with
80.	To correspond to,	to match or relate
81.	To differ from,	to be unlike
82.	To differ in,	to be different regarding
83.	To differentiate,	to show distinct differences
84.	To distinguish,	to show differences
85.	To diverge from,	to differ from
86.	To have in common,	to share features
87.	To mirror,	to closely reflect
88.	To overlap,	to partly coincide
89.	To parallel,	to be similar to
90.	To resemble,	to be like
91.	To set apart,	to make distinct
92.	To stand in contrast to,	to differ sharply from
93.	To tell apart,	to recognize differences
94.	To vary from,	to be different from
95.	Unlike,	different from
96.	Viewed side by side,	when examined together
97.	When compared with,	when set against another
98.	Whereas,	introducing a contrast
99.	While,	showing contrast between ideas
100.	Yet,	despite that; still