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   Com·pa·ra·ble

   /ˈkämp(ə)rəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or thing) able to be likened to another; similar: "flaked stone and bone tools comparable to Neanderthal man's tools" Similar similarclosenearapproximateakinequivalentcorrespondingcommensurateproportionalproportionateparallelanalogousrelatedlikematchingbordering onverging onapproachinginformal:not a million miles away fromrare:commensurable
   • ▪ of equivalent quality; worthy of comparison: "nobody is comparable with this athlete" Similar as good asequal toin the same class asin the same league asof the same standard asable to hold a candle toon a par withon a level withon an equal footing withthe equal ofa match forOpposite incomparable

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin comparabilis, from the verb comparare (see compare).

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   Definitions of comparable. adjective. able to be compared or worthy of comparison. synonyms: comparable with. similar in some respect and so able to be compared in order to show differences and similarities. comparable to. worthy of comparison; as good as. equal. having the same quantity, value, or measure as another. parallel.

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   2 days ago · comparable. Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance . ...paying the same wages to men and women for work of comparable value. ...to assess a number of comparably qualified students. The rises are the result of a comparability study.