Comparable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

able to be compared or worthy of comparison

conforming in every respect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌiːtˌiːˈɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈatɪsfˌaɪɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈatɪsfˌaɪɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /sˌiːtˌiːˈɛs/.

Examples

boxes with corresponding dimensions
the like period of the preceding year

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

like corresponding

Antonyms

incomparable

Parts of Speech

adjective	able to be compared or worthy of comparison
adjective	conforming in every respect “boxes with corresponding dimensions”

Word Forms

comparability	noun	qualities that are comparable
likeness	noun	similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergleichbar

vergleichbar oder vergleichswürdig sind

🇮🇹Italian

paragonabile

paragonabile o degno di confronto

🇳🇱Dutch

vergelijkbaar

vergelijkbaar zijn of de moeite waard zijn om te vergelijken

🇵🇹Portuguese

comparável

capaz de ser comparado ou digno de comparação

🇷🇺Russian

сопоставимый

способный сравниваться или достойный сравнения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तुलनीय

तुलना करने योग्य या तुलना के योग्य

🇧🇩Bengali

তুলনীয়

তুলনা করতে সক্ষম বা তুলনা করার যোগ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒப்பிடத்தக்க

ஒப்பிட முடியும் அல்லது ஒப்பிட தகுதியானது

🇮🇳Telugu

పోల్చదగిన

పోల్చవచ్చు లేదా పోల్చడానికి అర్హమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

तुलना करण्यायोग्य

तुलना करण्यास सक्षम किंवा तुलना करण्यास पात्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

તુલનાત્મક

સરખામણી કરવા સક્ષમ અથવા સરખામણી કરવા લાયક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೋಲಿಸಬಹುದಾದ

ಹೋಲಿಸಬಹುದು ಅಥವಾ ಹೋಲಿಕೆಗೆ ಅರ್ಹರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

താരതമ്യപ്പെടുത്താവുന്നതാണ്

താരതമ്യം ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ താരതമ്യത്തിന് യോഗ്യൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੁਲਨਾਤਮਕ

ਤੁਲਨਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਤੁਲਨਾ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

موازنہ

موازنہ کرنے کے قابل یا موازنہ کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可比

能够比较或值得比较

🇯🇵Japanese

匹敵する

比較できる、または比較に値する

🇰🇷Korean

유사한

비교할 수 있거나 비교할 가치가 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

so sánh được

có thể được so sánh hoặc đáng so sánh

🇹🇭Thai

เทียบเคียงได้

สามารถเปรียบเทียบหรือควรค่าแก่การเปรียบเทียบได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sebanding

dapat dibandingkan atau layak dibandingkan

🇵🇭Filipino

maihahambing

kayang ikumpara o karapatdapat ihambing

🇲🇾Malay

setanding

boleh dibandingkan atau layak untuk dibandingkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قابلة للمقارنة

قابلة للمقارنة أو تستحق المقارنة

🇮🇷Persian

قابل مقایسه

قابل مقایسه یا شایسته مقایسه

🇹🇷Turkish

karşılaştırılabilir

karşılaştırılabilecek veya karşılaştırılmaya değer

🇮🇱Hebrew

בר השוואה

ניתן להשוות או ראוי להשוואה

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