comparably

adverb

com·​pa·​ra·​bly ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-blē 

 also  kəm-ˈpa-rə-bəl,

-ˈper-ə-

1

: in a comparable or similar way

The Great Recession ended in the summer of 2009. Since then, the U.S. economy has been growing, but most incomes have not grown comparably.

—David Frum

Other laptops in the same class were priced comparably …

—Hal Nieburg

2

: by comparison : in relation to what is being compared

… even the largest crowds, during the afternoon rush, were comparably smaller than a year before.

—Faiz Sidddiqui

Examples of comparably in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The commission’s current budget is one of the smallest for any ethics commission in comparably sized states. —Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025

Look for a comparably toasty 60s for lows across South Florida for a couple days into the weekend. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025

Fast forward to the end of the season in May and Liverpool’s comparably easier start looks like being offset by a rather tricky finish — with Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal among their final five Premier League matches. —Andy Jones, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025

Surprisingly enough, South American wines are still something of a hidden treasure despite their high quality and comparably low price point. —Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1