comparable

noun

Something suitable for comparison.

adjective

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

(often with to) Similar (to); like.

(grammar, of an adjective) Having comparative and superlative forms.

(mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.

Roots

parpar- · Latin · equal, peer

Synonyms for comparable

correspondingadj similaradj comparativeadj equivalentn commensurableadj liken analogousadj commensurateadj matchableadj akinadj

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The word comparable breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root par-, from Latin par (“equal, peer”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.