comparable

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com·pa·ra·ble | \ ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-bəl

also kəm-ˈpa-rə-bəl, -ˈper-ə-

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.

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two comparable selections that are hard to choose between

Recent Examples on the Web That substantiation rate is roughly comparable to the 20% of complaints that were validated within NIH’s in-house research program, Lauer noted at the meeting. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 11 June 2021 For Cass County’s Whatley, Ray Roberts is comparable to his home lakes. — Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 10 June 2021 The vehicle classes are comparable to what standard rental car companies offer. — Washington Post, 9 June 2021 That cost is comparable to previous years, according to a spokesman for the Boca Raton Police Department, although that number does not include all the city’s costs. — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 7 June 2021 Cheney also compared Trump's rhetoric to that of the Chinese Communist Party, arguing that his casting doubt on the federal election system was comparable to efforts by the group to discredit American democracy. — Caroline Kelly, CNN, 6 June 2021 Eyebrow threading appointments are comparable to waxing. — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 June 2021 National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, whose role in the war was comparable to McNamara’s escaped ignominy by maintaining what was regarded as a dignified silence and was hailed for his progressive leadership of the Ford Foundation. — Peter Osnos, Time, 1 June 2021 The draft picks here would be comparable to the above offers, as well. — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 May 2021

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