ˈkämp(ə)rəbəl sometimes ÷kəmˈpar- or ÷kəmˈper- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin comparabilis, from comparare + -abilis -able
1. : capable of being compared:
a. : having enough like characteristics or qualities to make comparison appropriate — usually used with with
differing from steel in some of the circumstances … but comparable with steel in respect of the necessity for a centralized control — Thorstein Veblen
b. : permitting or inviting comparison often in one or two salient points only — usually used with to
not too far below Jonson to be comparable to that master's work — T.S.Eliot
hot cornbread baked with squash seeds — an Indian delicacy comparable to raisin bread — Willa Cather
2. : suitable for matching, coordinating, or contrasting : equivalent , similar
samples of subtlety … which made most of the comparable performances of the season sound clumsy — Irving Kolodin
we have information about Arctic regions but lack comparable data for the Antarctic
Synonyms: see like