definitions

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.

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RELATED WORDS

rather, comparatively, approximately, almost, nearly, somewhat, likewise, proportionately, equally, evenly, similarly, uniformly, analogously, consonantly, correspondingly, equivalently, identically

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

Related forms

Can be confused

comparable comparative
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British Dictionary definitions for comparably

comparable

/ (ˈkɒmpərəbəl) /

adjective

worthy of comparison
able to be compared (with)

Derived Forms

comparability or comparableness, nouncomparably, adverb
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