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Comparable

noun
/kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/
Word Frequency: 16.2

Definitions

1.nounSomething suitable for comparison.
2.adjective(often with to) Able to be compared (to).
"An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus."
3.adjective(often with to) Similar (to); like.
4.adjectiveConstituting a pair in a particular partial order.
"Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not."
5.adjective(grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.
""Big" is a comparable adjective, since it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; but "unique" is not comparable, except in disputed, but common, usage."

Synonyms

samecorrespondinglikecomparable tocomparativecomparisonsimilarequivalentmatchingtantamountcompareequal

Rhymes With

parableterribleincomparableunbearablearableenfant terriblebearablewearable
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