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com·pa·ra·ble
 comparable
- pronunciation:
- kam
p
 r
bl
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
able to be compared; deserving comparison.
The experiments are so different that the results are simply not comparable.- synonyms:
- commensurate, like
- antonyms:
- incomparable
- similar words:
- analogous, parallel, proportional
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| definition 2: |
nearly the same; similar.
The two boys are of comparable age.- synonyms:
- alike, kindred, like, similar
- antonyms:
- different, disparate, dissimilar
- similar words:
- akin, analogous, approximate, cognate, corresponding, equivalent, identical, same
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| related words: |
allied, double, equal, level, like, rough, twin, uniform |
| derivations: |
comparably (adv.), comparability (n.), comparableness (n.) |
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