confrontation vs comparison

confrontation and comparison both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confrontation	Yes	No	No	No
comparison	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, comparison is a hypernym of confrontation; that is, comparison is a word with a broader meaning than confrontation:

confrontation: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
comparison: the act of examining resemblances

Other hypernyms of confrontation include comparing.

confrontation (noun)	comparison (noun)
the act of hostile groups opposing each other	the act of examining resemblances
a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison	qualities that are comparable
a hostile disagreement face-to-face	relation based on similarities and differences
a bold challenge
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions