Comparable vs. Similar
Difference Between Comparable and Similar
Comparableadjective
(often with to) Able to be compared (to).
An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.You can't say that robbing a bank is like pickpocketing. The two are just not comparable.Similaradjective
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
Comparableadjective
(often with to) Similar (to); like.
Similaradjective
(mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of rotations, translations and scalings.
Comparableadjective
(mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not.Similarnoun
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
Comparableadjective
(grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.
"Big" is a comparable adjective, since it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; but "unique" is not comparable, except in disputed, but common, usage.Similarnoun
(homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
Comparablenoun
Something suitable for comparison.
Similaradjective
marked by correspondence or resemblance;
similar food at similar pricesproblems similar to minethey wore similar coatsComparableadjective
able to be compared or worthy of comparison
Similaradjective
having the same or similar characteristics;
all politicians are alikethey looked utterly alikefriends are generaly alike in background and tasteComparableadjective
conforming in every respect;
boxes with corresponding dimensionsthe like period of the preceding yearSimilaradjective
resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination;
suits of like designa limited circle of like mindsmembers of the cat family have like dispositionsas like as two peas in a poddoglike devotiona dreamlike qualitySimilaradjective
(of words) expressing closely related meanings
Similaradjective
capable of replacing or changing places with something else;
interchangeable parts
