Synonyms of held a candle to

held a candle to

phrase

past tense of hold a candle to

as in compared (with)

to come near or nearer to in character or quality

This "guilt free" macaroni and cheese doesn't hold a candle to the real thing.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compared (with)
• measured up (to)
• reflected
• matched
• approximated
• approached
• stacked up (against or with)
• came (to)
• equalled
• mirrored
• touched (on)
• added up (to)
• amounted (to)
• paralleled
• bordered (on)
• duplicated
• verged (on)
• equaled