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Collocations for comparable - adj.

VERBS

be
become

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ADVERB

closely, quite, very
Its brain is closely comparable to the brain of a chimpanzee.
directly, exactly
broadly, generally, roughly
almost
in no way, not in any way, not remotely
The regional variation in Australian accent is not in any way comparable to that found in the UK or US.
There are no other scanners even remotely comparable to this in terms of quality of image produced.
not strictly
easily

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PREPOSITION

in
The two machines are comparable in size.
to
a job comparable to mine
with
The earthquake was comparable with others in recent years.

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PHRASES

something comparable (to sth)
He was dressed in something comparable to a tribal costume.
there is nothing comparable (to sth)

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Comparable is used with these nouns:
size

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