as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
there's little comparability between the two vehicles: one's basic transportation and the other's a luxurious salon on wheels
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Recent Examples of comparability
The accounting treatment removes the tariff impact from underlying cost of sales and inventory balances and ensures comparability of underlying year-on-year performance.
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Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
To ensure comparability across diverse types of impact, The Upright Project utilizes an economic cost-benefit model that translates all impacts into monetary value using data from the World Bank, IMF, WHO, and other leading institutions.
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Time Staff,
Time,
12 May 2026
The World's Best Hospitals 2026 ranking includes hospitals from across the world and were selected based on multiple comparability factors, such as standard of living/life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and data availability.
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Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
This model can be effective in driving efficiency, comparability, and predictable performance across a large portfolio of similar businesses.
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Gustaf Lundberg Toresson,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for comparability
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
To ensure comparability across diverse types of impact, The Upright Project utilizes an economic cost-benefit model that translates all impacts into monetary value using data from the World Bank, IMF, WHO, and other leading institutions.
—
Time Staff,
Time,
12 May 2026
The World's Best Hospitals 2026 ranking includes hospitals from across the world and were selected based on multiple comparability factors, such as standard of living/life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and data availability.
—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
This model can be effective in driving efficiency, comparability, and predictable performance across a large portfolio of similar businesses.
—
Gustaf Lundberg Toresson,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for comparability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparability
Noun
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The idea was to reflect girlhood through different periods of American history, showing the changes and similarities in books and their accompanying dolls and historically accurate outfits.
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If cultural similarity were the sine qua non of syncing up, then homogenous rosters would be the recipe for success.
Noun
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Gomez's wedding guest dress also bore a striking resemblance to her 2025 Oscars dress, a custom off-the-shoulder piece by Ralph Lauren.
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This airy maxi dress bears a striking resemblance to the one Karen Allen wore in Raiders of the Lost Ark, which just happens to be one of my favorite movie costumes of all time.
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“Comparability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparability. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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