Comparable
['kɒmp(ə)rəb(ə)l] or ['kɑmpərəbl]
Definition
(adj.) able to be compared or worthy of comparison .
(adj.) conforming in every respect; 'boxes with corresponding dimensions'; 'the like period of the preceding year' .
Editor: Susanna--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
Inputed by Evelyn
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. To be compared.
Edited by Hugh
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Resembling, approximate, similar
ANT:Dissimilar, unlike, remote, inferior
Typist: Millie
Examples
- The Romans, for example, never had needles comparable to those of the Magdalenian epoch. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- With its concavity toward the southern sky it was closely comparable, though reverse, to the celestial meridian throughout its length from horizon to zenith. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Your concentrated Fox is seldom comparable to your concentrated Ass in money-breeding. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It was a return to a state of mind comparable to that which had rendered possible the debacle of the Roman Empire. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Was this something that happened to every one given comparable circumstances? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The case is comparable to that of an astronomer who from given data has been led to foresee (infer) a future eclipse. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- For subtilty of principle, impressiveness of action, and breadth of results, there is nothing comparable with it among mechanical agencies. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- No crime, no mischief, no malignity, no misery, can be found comparable to mine. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- For the first time also we encounter social conflicts comparable to our own. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Millie