as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
there's little comparability between the two vehicles: one's basic transportation and the other's a luxurious salon on wheels
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Recent Examples of comparability
But the commissioner's argument is that profit potential has to be intrinsically similar to clear this comparability threshold.
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The figures are harmonized across the euro zone to ensure comparability.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The figures are harmonized across the euro zone to ensure comparability.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for comparability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparability
Noun
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But the similarities don’t stop with the building blocks.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, as the book took shape, a few similarities became apparent.—
Logan Karlie
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But two years later, a young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering from a canal.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some of these ancient microbes show strong resemblances to modern pathogens.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Comparability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparability. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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