comparable

[ kom-per-uh-buhl or, sometimes, kuhm-pair- ]

/ ˈkɒm pər ə bəl or, sometimes, kəmˈpɛər- /

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adjective

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.

Nearby words

company store, company town, company union, company woman, compar., comparable, comparable worth, comparatist, comparative, comparative advertising, comparative anatomy

Origin of comparable

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin comparābilis, equivalent to comparā(re) to compare + -bilis -ble

SYNONYMS FOR comparable

1 like, equal, equivalent, similar.

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Related forms

com·pa·ra·bil·i·ty, com·pa·ra·ble·ness, nouncom·pa·ra·bly, adverbin·ter·com·pa·ra·ble, adjectiveun·com·pa·ra·ble, adjective

un·com·pa·ra·ble·ness, nounun·com·pa·ra·bly, adverb

Can be confused

comparable comparative

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Examples from the Web for comparable

But there is no comparable official to oversee efforts for freeing civilian hostages.
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The income of a software engineering intern at Facebook is comparable, with monthly incomes of over $6,500.
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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.
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They expect to be safe at home, as bases, on average, have less violence than American cities of comparable size.
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The process is gradual but sure, and the record will compare favourably with that of any other comparable country.
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A thirty-six point eight efficiency loss was a comparable loss in profits.
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The design shown in figure f suggests in many ways a sun-bird, and is comparable with those previously studied and illustrated.
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Her first clear thought was that if he had received a shock it could not be comparable to that which she now felt.
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A retreat from Atlanta comparable only to Napoleons retreat from Moscow was about to commence.
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British Dictionary definitions for comparable

comparable

/ (ˈkɒmpərəbəl) /

adjective

worthy of comparison

able to be compared (with)

Derived Forms

comparability or comparableness, nouncomparably, adverb

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comparable

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comparable

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