Comparable

/kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Comparable

adjective

  1. (often with to) Able to be compared (to).

    "An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus."

  2. (often with to) Similar (to); like.
  3. Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.

    "Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not."

  4. (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."

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