1. Admitting of comparison with another or others: "The satellite revolution is comparable to Gutenberg's invention of movable type" (Irvin Molotsky). 2. Similar or equivalent: pianists of comparable ability.
Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance. ...paying the same wages to men and women for work of comparable value.
Definition of comparable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
COMPARABLE definition: capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison. See examples of comparable used in a sentence.
having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable. worthy of comparison: shops comparable to those on Fifth Avenue.
