comparable
adjective
also k蓹m-藞pa-r蓹-b蓹l, -藞per-蓹-
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also k蓹m-藞pa-r蓹-bl膿 , -藞per-蓹- \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for comparable
Synonyms
akin, alike, analogous, cognate, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike
Antonyms
different, dissimilar, diverse, unakin, unlike
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Put another way, the heat released by a hurricane is comparable to exploding a 10-megaton nuke every 20 minutes. — Madeleine Stone, National Geographic, "Beyond nukes: how scientists dream of killing hurricanes," 27 Aug. 2019 Radiation levels in Fukushima city are comparable with safe readings in Hong Kong and Seoul, while Tokyo鈥檚 readings are even lower, in line with Paris and London, government data show. — Washington Post, "Radioactive sushi: Japan-South Korea spat extends to Olympic cuisine," 23 Aug. 2019 The flight-after-flight model simply doesn鈥檛 work for long haul operations: Norwegian鈥檚 plane usage, according to analyst firm Bernstein, is comparable to British Airways. — Natasha Frost, Quartz, "Why Norwegian Air is failing," 21 Aug. 2019 Certain Boeing 777s and 787-8s also have a variation where some rows face the rear, but the seat footprint is still comparable. — Eric Rosen, Cond茅 Nast Traveler, "The World's Best Business Class Seats, and How to Fly Them on Points and Miles," 21 Aug. 2019 Banking in the turns at some of the fastest race tracks is comparable to the steepness of a playground slide. — Christine Helms, The Conversation, "NASCAR may be the fastest way to learn about physics," 8 Aug. 2019 Rates are comparable with other major hotel chains fitting in the $75 and up price bracket. — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, "Developer to break ground on hotels in Dayton, Liberty this year," 7 Aug. 2019 The board must approve spending above the new limit, which is comparable to the cap within other agencies, including the Otay Water District where staff recommended the change to increase efficiency. — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Changes to operations of Sweetwater Authority raise some concerns," 11 July 2019 That is comparable to the growth of the world-wide luxury market over the same period. — Carol Ryan, WSJ, "Art Looks Better in Private Collections," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'comparable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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