comparably

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US/kɒmˈpæɹəbl̩i/US/kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩i/

adverb

In a comparable manner; by comparison

Opposite
UncommonScrabble 21

Meanings

adverbcomparably (comparative more comparably, superlative most comparably)

comparative more comparably · superlative most comparably

  1. In a comparable manner; by comparison

    The heat, too, was oppressive, for not a breath of air seemed to stir in the quiet ship. But in comparably more oppressive was the silence so rhythmically broken by the spectral tread of the pacing sentries.

    1909, Arthur Stringer, The Gun-Runner: A Novel
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    It may be entered up as an invariable rule, that the visits of Apaches to American camps are always for sinister purposes. They have nothing to trade for: consequently, it is not barter that brings them. They beg, but in no wise comparably with other Indian tribes; and scarcely expect to receive when they ask.

    1868, John Carey Cremony, Life among the Apaches

    The Athenians, for their part, decided to adopt this god as a κηδεστής, “a relative/son in law.” Comparably, one of the two Dionysoi in the city of Heraea in Arcadia was called polites. Gods as honorary citizens and owners of land and house, that is the ultimate expression of local inclusion in the world of ‘ours’—a “naturalization” in the words of Detienne.

    2011, H[enk] S. Versnel, Coping with the Gods: Wayward Readings in Greek Theology (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World; 173), Leiden; Boston, Mass.: Brill, →ISBN, page 96

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a comparable manner or to a comparable degree

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

comparably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparably

MLA

“comparably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparably. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comparably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparably.

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