be comparable to

VERB

approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come contact match meet near reach surround threaten

STRONG

advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble

WEAK

be like belly up to catch up close in come at come close compare with correspond to creep up draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart go leave miss

STRONG

decrease retreat retrogress stop

WEAK

distance go away

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In a recent paper, researchers at Google said that if launch costs fell to about $200 a kilogram or less, AI orbital data centers would be comparable to traditional data center costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

He considers his work to be comparable to a performance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

While Nick Ballou, one of the researchers behind the study, said it was unlikely mundane job simulators would ever be comparable to something like therapy, he believed they still had a couple of "unique benefits".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That sum would be comparable to the sale of Canadian singer Justin Bieber's catalog in 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Aristotelian philosophy had been based on the idea that one ought to be able to deduce sciences from generally accepted first principles, so that all science would be comparable to geometry.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

be comparable to

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