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 Vera Institute of Justice has found that detained immigrants without legal representation are deported at dramatically higher rates than those with counsel, even when their underlying legal claims are comparably strong. —Erwin Chemerinsky, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026

The Vera Institute of Justice has found that detained immigrants without legal representation are deported at dramatically higher rates than those with counsel, even when their underlying legal claims are comparably strong. —Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026

Ashe is a rocket ship that can’t be reined in, and watching the restrained, comparably rational Coop try to lasso him is reliably entertaining. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026

Median home prices have doubled to $675,000 since the summer of 2019, and rents have risen comparably. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for comparably

• incomparably