Explore Comparable through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like equal or parallel. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Comparable meaning
- Able to be compared (to).
- Similar (to); like.
- Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
Synonyms of Comparable
Using Comparable
- The main meaning on this page is: Able to be compared (to). | Similar (to); like. | Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
- Useful related words include: comparable with, comparable to, equal, parallel.
- In the example corpus, comparable often appears in combinations such as: comparable to, be comparable, comparable sales.
Context around Comparable
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Comparable
- In this selection, "comparable" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, considered, rates, provide, store, sales and roads stand out and add context to how "comparable" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 3 from comparable store net and a pricing comparable by looking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "comparable" sits close to words such as attraction, bankruptcy and ears, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with comparable
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All of the AHT preferred issues are equal in seniority with comparable covenants. (13 words)
And growth rates are compared to the prior year comparable period unless otherwise stated. (14 words)
The former is considered comparable to racism and sexism, the latter is considered comparable to animals. (16 words)
A more reasonable comparable could be Brandon Carlo, who played the final seven games with Providence in 2016 after finishing his junior season with the Tri-City Americans and then made the Boston roster in training camp the following season. (40 words)
The change in heat capacity at a glass transition and a melting transition of comparable materials are typically of the same order of magnitude, indicating that the change in active degrees of freedom is comparable as well. (37 words)
City Councilor Pat Davis, who represents the area, said he is hopeful because the corridor had similar signs many years ago and there was less speeding and crash rates comparable to comparable roads. (33 words)
And does it make.sense to do a pricing comparable by looking at just one competitor? (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
Comparable store net sales decreased 3.3% from comparable store net sales for the prior year's Q2.
The job duties and scope are comparable to a VP of Human Resources in the private sector, yet the salary offered is comparable to mid-level manager at a medium size company.
City Councilor Pat Davis, who represents the area, said he is hopeful because the corridor had similar signs many years ago and there was less speeding and crash rates comparable to comparable roads.
Single baskets are sharply tapered or stepped down in diameter to provide comparable depth to the double baskets and, therefore, comparable resistance to water pressure.
The change in heat capacity at a glass transition and a melting transition of comparable materials are typically of the same order of magnitude, indicating that the change in active degrees of freedom is comparable as well.
The former is considered comparable to racism and sexism, the latter is considered comparable to animals.
Accordingly, the Mineral Reserve and Resource information set forth herein may not be comparable to information made public by companies that report in accordance with United States standards.
Additionally, federal, state, and utility incentives now often bring the upfront price of new or used EVs down lower than the cost of comparable gas vehicles.
Again, not an actual Ghost Rider, but a very cool character who’s comparable in both power and aesthetic.
A homeless person would also be given a “reasonable expectation of privacy” of his or her possessions comparable to things kept in a personal residence.
A key issue is a provision of the law that makes the hourly workers eligible to receive unemployment benefits unless they are offered a "comparable position" during the summer break.
All of the AHT preferred issues are equal in seniority with comparable covenants.
Among retail earnings, Lowe's Companies Inc cut its annual comparable sales forecast, as demand dwindles for home improvement goods.
A more reasonable comparable could be Brandon Carlo, who played the final seven games with Providence in 2016 after finishing his junior season with the Tri-City Americans and then made the Boston roster in training camp the following season.
And after that opening, the traps don't let up, and are comparable to the horrific ones seen in (just the names of some - especially the "scalping seat" - are bad enough).
And does it make.sense to do a pricing comparable by looking at just one competitor?
And growth rates are compared to the prior year comparable period unless otherwise stated.
And that's due to roughly comparable work order volumes but also with 5% to 10% efficiency on the cost per work order, which we are seeing.
And this strong comparable sales growth in many of our markets supported positive market share trends.
Apart from representing extreme levels of concentration in the U.S. stock market, the companies’ earnings multiples appear comparable, Apollo Global Management’s Torsten Slok recently showed.
Common combinations with comparable
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- comparable to 72×
- be comparable 14×
- comparable sales 14×
- is comparable 13×
- comparable with 10×
- directly comparable 9×
- comparable in 8×
- comparable gaap 8×
- comparable store 7×
- are comparable 6×