comparable
com‧pa‧ra‧ble /ˈkɒmpərəbəl $ ˈkɑːm-/
adjective
A car of comparable size would cost far more abroad.
comparable figures/data/results
comparable figures for the same period of time last year
comparable with/to
The planet Pluto is comparable in size to the Moon.
2. being equally important, good, bad etc
OPP incomparable:
These two artists just aren’t comparable.
comparable with/to
His poetry is hardly comparable with Shakespeare’s.
—comparability /ˌkɒmpərəˈbɪləti, ˌkɒmpərəˈbɪlɪti $ ˌkɑːm-/ noun [uncountable]
com‧pa‧ra‧ble /ˈkɒmpərəbəl $ ˈkɑːm-/
adjective Word Family: noun: comparison, comparability, the comparative; adverb: comparatively, comparably; adjective: comparable ≠ incomparable, comparative; verb: compare
1. similar to something else in size, number, quality etc, so that you can make a comparison ⇨ compare, comparison: comparable figures/data/results
comparable with/to
2. being equally important, good, bad etc
OPP incomparable:
comparable with/to
—comparability /ˌkɒmpərəˈbɪləti, ˌkɒmpərəˈbɪlɪti $ ˌkɑːm-/ noun [uncountable]