comparably

American  

[kom-per-uh-blee] / ˈkɒm pər ə bli /

adverb

1. in a way that shows a resemblance or similarity; similarly.

   The only real difference between the ovens came down to size; they performed comparably.

   These sound much better than other comparably priced speakers.

2. in a way that allows for or suggests a comparison.

   Randomization allows researchers to comparably test different treatments in similar groups.

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Other Word Forms

• uncomparably adverb

Etymology

Origin of comparably

comparab(le) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

This previously has sparked concerns over the company’s ability to service its debt and dividend obligations, as Bitcoin dominates its balance sheet and the company brings in comparably paltry revenue from its legacy software business.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Now, as the stock has declined while estimates have still moved higher, Palantir’s stock is trading at a comparably easier-to-swallow multiple of 50-times 2027 free-cash-flow estimates.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Males are on average 15% to 40% heavier and 10% faster than comparably fit and trained females.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

These remains belong to a titanosaurian sauropod, a long-necked dinosaur for which no comparably well-preserved skeletons had ever been discovered in Transylvania.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

Knowing far more about local plants than all but a handful of modern professional botanists, they would hardly have failed to cultivate any useful wild plant species that was comparably suitable for domestication.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Related Words

• almost
• approximately
• comparatively
• nearly
• rather
• somewhat