COMPARABLE TO

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does comparable to mean? 

• COMPARABLE TO (adjective)
  The adjective COMPARABLE TO has 1 sense:

1. worthy of comparison; as good as

  Familiarity information: COMPARABLE TO used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPARABLE TO (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Worthy of comparison; as good as

Context example:

at that moment nothing in the world seemed comparable to sleep

Similar:

comparable (able to be compared or worthy of comparison)

 Context examples 

IL-1β protein concentrations were significantly increased in the footpads of regular-fed mutant mice, whereas levels in those fed a high-fat diet were comparable to healthy controls.

(Diet Affects Autoinflammatory Disease Via Gut Microbes, NIH)

With current therapy, the course is comparable to patients with other subtypes of classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

(Lymphocyte Depleted Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

Mice treated with PZM21 showed pain relief comparable to those treated with the opioid morphine, but the effects lasted longer.

(Designing more effective opioids, NIH)

There are indications that an immature granulocyte count is a better measure of infection and sepsis than a total white blood cell count and comparable to absolute neutrophil count.

(Immature Granulocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

Glisolamide is comparable to glyburide and gliquidone in controlling blood glucose levels.

(Glisolamide, NCI Thesaurus)

The unnatural base pair wasn’t removed by DNA repair pathways, and the bacteria appeared to grow at rates comparable to those without the synthetic system.

(Expanding the Genetic Alphabet, NIH)

Scientists have been stumped as to why temperatures in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere are comparable to those found at Earth, yet Jupiter is more than five times the distance from the sun.

(Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Likely a Massive Heat Source, NASA)

“What strikes us the most is the considerable increase in deforestation during the period. It's a huge setback, with rates comparable to those of 2005,” she said.

(Brazilian Atlantic Forest deforestation up nearly 60% in a year, Agência Brasil)

Animals that were given the gel treatment showed a minor hearing deficit comparable to the effects of ear wax.

(Developing novel ear infection treatments, NIH)

Its data indicate wind speeds of the new cyclone average 225 mph (362 kph) - comparable to the velocity found in its six more established polar colleagues.

(NASA's Juno Navigators Enable Jupiter Cyclone Discovery, NASA)