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‘Beware of the hype because no matter what you hear, no hand-held is comparable to a laptop.’
‘Ben yelled as he brought down the sword with force comparable to that of a minor cyclone.’
‘A good bag of fish that was comparable with past weights but the composition of the catch was completely different.’
‘The best produces distinguished wine, comparable to that of the Rheingau.’
‘Despite this, the team was able to produce an image with sharpness comparable to that of Hubble's.’
‘I was expecting quality comparable with a DVD or Sky Digital, which we had in the UK.’
‘It is not classed as a beauty therapy, nor is it comparable to Indian head massage.’
‘She was comparable with HMS Invincible in firepower and speed but had superior protection.’
‘Bad mistake, comparable with that of the citizens of Troy who thought they were getting that horse as a bargain too.’
‘The course is in top class condition and comparable to any golf club in the country.’
‘Had his team possessed a striker of comparable qualities, the tournament would have been theirs.’
‘His achievements are certainly comparable to those of the greatest figures in history.’
‘The experiences I have described are in no way comparable to what we have to contend with in London.’
‘Being the third or fourth user of the system is not comparable to being the first user.’
‘They act as a safety net, comparable with the safety net of a trapeze artist.’
‘The team now aim to improve the quality of the tissue grown in the lab, to make it more comparable with that of a young animal.’
‘The best of their wines are serious and comparable in quality to those from good wine-makers in Baden.’
‘His tone was brilliant and the interpretation comparable to the best performances known.’
‘It is an action movie with stunts comparable with the best in the martial arts genre.’
‘He knows his experience is not comparable to Shackleton's feat of endurance.’
as good as, equal to, in the same class as, in the same league as, of the same standard as, able to hold a candle to, on a par with, on a level with, on an equal footing with
Although the correct pronunciation in standard English is with the stress on the first syllable rather than the second (comparable), an alternative pronunciation with the stress on the second syllable (com parable) is gaining in currency
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin comparabilis, from the verb comparare (see compare).