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

The scope of active weather across the U.S. this week is unusual, and is related to an intense clash of air masses between comparably warm and humid air across parts of the U.S., and frigid, dry Arctic air to the north. —Andrew Freedman, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025

And that Made In pot happens to cost about $100 less than a comparably sized Le Creuset or Staub. —Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025

The live broadcast started at 4 p.m. in Los Angeles, which meant even the comparably roomy proceedings wrapped up during prime time on the East Coast. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025

Coupe, Marino and Lee are in a comparably broad comedic register, each leaning into amusing notes of exasperation. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for comparably

• incomparably