comparable
[kom-per-uh-buh l or, sometimes, kuh m-pair-]
- capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- worthy of comparison: shops comparable to those on Fifth Avenue.
- usable for comparison; similar: We have no comparable data on Russian farming.
Origin of comparable
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1. like, equal, equivalent, similar.
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Contemporary Examples
But there is no comparable official to oversee efforts for freeing civilian hostages.
The income of a software engineering intern at Facebook is comparable, with monthly incomes of over $6,500.
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The observable Universe contains around 100 billion large galaxies and a comparable number of supermassive black holes.
We think video can be comparable to the best of the printed media,” Paik said, “and can be just as influential.
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In fact, they often bear lower interest rates than comparable non-green bonds, meaning they are a better credit risk.
Historical Examples
No device of the trigger class is comparable with this in delicacy.
His work is comparable only in greatness with that of Tolstoi.
A Zola DictionaryJ. G. Patterson
There is no phenomenon in the ether that is comparable with this.
The Machinery of the UniverseAmos Emerson Dolbear
Rose Mary herself as a creation is not comparable with Helen.
Recollections of Dante Gabriel RossettiT. Hall Caine
And yet what thing else may a man call his own is comparable to this one best possession!
The MemorabiliaXenophon
comparable
- worthy of comparison
- able to be compared (with)
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Word Origin and History for comparable
adj.
early 15c., from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparabilis "capable of comparison," from comparare (see comparison). Related: Comparably; comparability.
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