comparable
adjective
com·pa·ra·ble
ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-bəl 
also
kəm-ˈpa-rə-bəl
-ˈper-ə-
1
: capable of or suitable for comparison
The situations are not at all comparable.
comparableness
noun
Examples of comparable in a Sentence
two comparable selections that are hard to choose between
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Why is a woman artist selling for one price when a comparable male artist is at a completely different level?
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They can be sampled using standardized trapping methods worldwide, since they are easily attracted to dung and carrion, which allows for comparable data across different regions.
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Other candidates The rest of the field, for the most part, does not appear to have secured as many high-profile endorsements or raised comparable campaign funding.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
They can be sampled using standardized trapping methods worldwide, since they are easily attracted to dung and carrion, which allows for comparable data across different regions.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Alternatively, a highly eccentric merger with more comparable masses, of ~100 solar masses apiece, could also fit the data.
—Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for comparable
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“Comparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comparable. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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com·pa·ra·ble
ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-bəl
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