comparably

adverb

com·​pa·​ra·​bly ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-blē How to pronounce comparably (audio)
 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 comparablyHal 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

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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 Additionally, if the Dolphins were to get their next quarterback in the draft, the new QB would come with a comparably minuscule cap hit. Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Swift’s music, though operating in a completely different sphere, functions comparably. Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comparably

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of comparably was in 1565

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“Comparably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comparably. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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