comparable

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

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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.

Origin of comparable

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin comparābilis, equivalent to comparā(re) “to compare ” + -bilis -ble

Other words for comparable

1	like, equal, equivalent, similar

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Other words from comparable

com·pa·ra·bil·i·ty [kom-per-uh-bil-i-tee], /ˌkɒm pər əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, com·pa·ra·ble·ness, noun
com·pa·ra·bly, adverb
in·ter·com·pa·ra·ble, adjective
un·com·pa·ra·ble, adjective
un·com·pa·ra·ble·ness, noun

Words that may be confused with comparable

comparable , comparative

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How to use comparable in a sentence

Market Value pricing is pricing right in line with the comparable sold properties in your area.
Pricing strategies when selling your home | Sherri Anne Green | October 31, 2020 | Washington Blade
LG executives believe that SKI won contracts over LG Chem because, without comparable R&D expenses, it could sell its batteries more cheaply.
Looming trade secrets decision may be ‘catastrophic’ for Ford and Volkswagen’s EV ambitions | dzanemorris | October 23, 2020 | Fortune
If people eventually get comparable jobs, then the revenue loss is only temporary.
It’s time to rethink the legal treatment of robots | Emily Luong | October 22, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
To be sure, bodies comparable to the Supreme Court exist in most democracies, yet their political power is rarely as significant as in the US.
How should the US rewrite its constitution? | Annalisa Merelli | October 21, 2020 | Quartz
It takes them 125 years to complete a full orbit around each other, at a distance comparable to the size of our Solar System, according to a press release.
This pair of dancing stars will one day collide and explode | María Paula Rubiano A. | October 16, 2020 | Popular-Science

British Dictionary definitions for comparable

comparable

/ (ˈkɒmpərəbəl) /

adjective

worthy of comparison
able to be compared (with)

Derived forms of comparable

comparability or comparableness, noun
comparably, adverb

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