comment vs ad-lib

ad-lib vs comment

comment and ad-lib both are nouns.

comment is not an adjective while ad-lib is an adjective.

comment and ad-lib both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comment	Yes	No	Yes	No
ad-lib	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, ad-lib is a hyponym of comment; that is, ad-lib is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comment:

comment: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
ad-lib: remark made spontaneously without prior preparation

Other hyponyms of comment include courtesy, gambit, ploy, obiter dictum, passing comment, mention, reference, observation, reflection, reflexion, rib, crack, quip, sally, wisecrack, barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam, conversation stopper, stopper, banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace, platitude, zinger.

comment (noun)	ad-lib (noun)
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information	remark made spontaneously without prior preparation
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

comment (adjective)	ad-lib (adjective)
	with little or no preparation or forethought
	said or done without having been planned or written in advance

comment (verb)	ad-lib (verb)
make or write a comment on	perform without preparation
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
explain or interpret something

Difference between comment and ad-lib

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