Definition of comparable
1 : capable of or suitable for comparison The situations are not at all comparable.
2 : similar, like fabrics of comparable quality The two houses are comparable in size.
comparableness
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Examples of comparable in a Sentence
two comparable selections that are hard to choose between
Recent Examples of comparable from the Web
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May’s speech Sunday was comparable to that of Tony Blair’s after the terrorist attacks in 2005 killed more than 50 people.
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Oregon averaged about 6.6 runs per game compared to UW’s 6.1 this season and the Ducks’ .327 season batting average is comparable to UW’s .324.
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Other restructuring firms are similarly turning their attention to what the industry calls liability management -- helping to de-lever companies that have more debt than their comparable peers, or simplifying overly complex balance sheets.
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U.S. immigration arrests increased nearly 40 percent in early 2017 from a comparable period last year, according to figures provided by immigration officials.
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A son’s adult income is more closely correlated with his father’s in the United States than in other comparable countries.
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A criticism of high-end youth camps is that quarterbacks from poor families are denied comparable opportunities.
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Research and media reports from across the country question whether virtual education, delivered online through public charter schools, is of a comparable quality to traditional schooling.
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Assuming those standards are required—and the plants are built in the U.S.—the total cost could be as much as double the price tag of a comparable conventional nuclear plant, Mr. Ford’s team found.
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Origin and Etymology of comparable
see 1compare
COMPARABLE Defined for English Language Learners
comparable
playDefinition of comparable for English Language Learners
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—used to say that two or more things are very similar and can be compared to each other
COMPARABLE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of comparable for Students
: being similar or about the same Every member of the group is comparable in age.
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