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comparable

pronunciation:: km paer bl esp. for sense 1 [or] kam pr bl esp. for sense 2
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part of speech:	adjective
definition 1:	able to be compared due to having a certain amount of commonality; deserving comparison. The experiments are so different that the results are simply not comparable.My sister's situation is comparable with mine now that we both have children. synonyms: commensurate antonyms: incomparable similar words: analogous, parallel, proportional
definition 2:	nearly the same or equal in degree or quality. The two boys are of comparable age.The meal I had here tonight is comparable to any meal I've had at one of these fancy restaurants. synonyms: alike, kindred, like, similar antonyms: different, disparate, dissimilar similar words: akin, analogous, approximate, cognate, corresponding, equivalent, identical, same
related words:	allied, double, equal, level, like, rough, twin, uniform
derivations:	comparably (adv.), comparability (n.), comparableness (n.)

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