comparable

(kŏm'pər-ə-bəl)
adj.

1. Admitting of comparison with another or others: "The satellite revolution is comparable to Gutenberg's invention of movable type" (Irvin Molotsky).
2. Similar or equivalent: pianists of comparable ability.

comparability com'pa·ra·bil'i·ty or com'pa·ra·ble·ness n.
comparably com'pa·ra·bly adv.

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is pronounced with main stress on the first syllable. Its uses with to and with correspond to the meanings given at compare, with a marked preference in current usage for to:

This heroin is comparable in quality to that being sniffed by U.S. troops in Vietnam—R. Parkes, 1973.

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adjective

Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics: alike, analogous, corresponding, equivalent, like, parallel, similar, uniform. See same/different/compare.

adj

Definition: corresponding, similar
Antonyms: dissimilar, unalike, unlike

adj

Definition: worthy of comparison
Antonyms: incomparable, unequal, unworthy

IN BRIEF: Similar or equivalent.

Joe's used car was comparable to Ted's new one.

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• Comparisons

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sammenlignelig med

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergelijkbaar

Français (French)
adj. - comparable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vergleichbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συγκρίσιμος, αντιπαραθέσιμος, παρεμφερής

Italiano (Italian)
paragonabile, comparabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - comparável

Русский (Russian)
сравнимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - comparable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - jämförlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可比较的, 比得上的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可比較的, 比得上的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비교되는, 필적하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 比較できる, 匹敵する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مشابه, يمكن مقارنته ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בר-השוואה, דומה‬

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