comparably

adverb

com·pa·ra·bly ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-blē

also kəm-ˈpa-rə-bəl,

-ˈper-ə-

: 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

: 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

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If $9 a foot is the going rate for a ground lease, then the comparably sized 40 Wall would not be worth much on the open market. —

Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 Hochstein’s plan would risk similar results: Syria’s place has been taken by Iran, whose strategic and ideological interest in Lebanon would be comparably imperiled, tempting Tehran to protect it by escalating the conflict. —

Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024 McGuire attempted something comparably radical in his book, expanding the comics form in the process. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024 Some similarities to the Brewers here, with slightly better offense, slightly worse pitching and comparably excellent defense. —

Tony Blengino, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for comparably