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comparable

com·pa·ra·ble [ kómpərəb'l, kəm párrəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. capable of being compared: similar enough for a fair comparison to be made
We ate a meal comparable with that of the finest restaurant.

2. similar: as good as another or each other
They both have comparable skills.


com·pa·ra·bil·i·ty [ kòmpərə bíllətee ] noun
com·pa·ra·ble·ness [ kómpərəb'lnəss ] noun
com·pa·ra·bly [ kómpərəblee ] adverb

Word Usage
comparable to or comparable with?

Comparable mimics the verb compare in being followed either by to or with, depending in careful usage on whether unlike or like things are being considered: The agency provides a service comparable to that of a good library.The hurricane was comparable with the ones that recently hit Florida and Louisiana.


Word Usage

See also compare.

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