comparably

adverb

com·​pa·​ra·​bly ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-blē 

 also  kəm-ˈpa-rə-bəl,

-ˈper-ə-

1

: in a comparable or similar way

The Great Recession ended in the summer of 2009. Since then, the U.S. economy has been growing, but most incomes have not grown comparably.

—David Frum

Other laptops in the same class were priced comparably …

—Hal Nieburg

2

: by comparison : in relation to what is being compared

… even the largest crowds, during the afternoon rush, were comparably smaller than a year before.

—Faiz Siddiqui

Examples of comparably in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the size of the task of compiling a comprehensive dictionary–of English or any language with a comparably rich history—has now grown far beyond what a single individual could hope to achieve in a lifetime. —Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025

Morton has moments of stirring vulnerability as Brian’s careworn mother, whose history with Ray makes her fear that her son could go down a comparably bleak path. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025

DeepSeek’s new model performed comparably to some of OpenAI’s top offerings. —Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Aug. 2025

Marcelo Bielsa, one of De Zerbi’s comparably volcanic predecessors in the dugout, famously threw in the towel as head coach during the post-match press conference that followed a 1-0 defeat by Caen on the season’s opening day in August 2015. —Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for comparably

• incomparably