This paper aims to provide a comprehensive survey of phrasal and clausal comparative constructions in the N. W. Caucasian language Abkhaz (in relation to data from the standard, Abzhywa dialect). Following the lead of Knecht (1976), the following three terms will be used throughout this article: (a) Remainder = in the phrasal comparative, a single NP (preceded by “than” in English); in the clausal comparative, the remains of the clause; (b) Trigger = the quantified constituent in the controlling clause; (c) Target = the compared constituent in the comparative clause obligatorily deleted by Comparative Deletion.