COMPARABLE Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

comparable

adjective

ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-bəl

Definition of comparable

as in similar

having qualities in common two comparable selections that are hard to choose between

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Recent Examples of comparable These PCs benchmark with comparable performance to Windows machines that sell for way more. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 To exercise effective oversight, the board needs clear, comparable information that is connected to the business. — Susana Sierra, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Separately, Macy's reported a second-quarter revenue beat and raised its full-year guidance for net sales, comparable sales and earnings per share. — Michelle Fox,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 All of that adds roughly 39 grams versus the Fold 8 Ultra and just over 50 grams to the even more comparable Fold 8. — Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comparable

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Investors can look for adjacent, cheaper ZIP codes with similar emerging trends.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The economists tell a similar story about real estate brokers, who have fought to protect their role as middlemen and the hefty commissions that come with it.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of similar

Adjective

The senator said the Food and Drug Administration's model of pharmaceutical regulation is analogous to the AI debate.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
In some ways, shorebirds are analogous to the wolves that hunt the deer and elk populations that eat the tree saplings that become the trees that beavers use to build dams that help the fish—and so on.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of analogous

Adjective

America's most affluent suburbs are more alike than different.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
According to author Caroline Hallemann—whose book The Kennedys and the Windsors came out on June 2—the two women were even more alike than meets the eye.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 June 2026

Definition of alike

Adjective

The state law defines such programs as those that develop proficiency in both English and another language by offering instruction in a classroom that is typically a mix of native speakers of English and of the other language.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
By the turn of the century, such devices were ubiquitous, joining airbags and antilock breaks as standard safety features.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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