The two ancient manuscripts contain comparable descriptions of a solar eclipse, suggesting a shared source.
这两份古代手稿包含了对日食的类似描述，表明它们可能源自同一来源。
Education researcher Priya Malhotra argues that standardized testing provides an objective, comparable measure of student achievement across schools with vastly different resources.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
A city's traffic engineers found that intersections with raised, textured crosswalks had fewer pedestrian injuries than similar intersections with standard flat, painted crosswalks, even though both types of intersections had comparable pedestrian foot traffic.
From a Inferences question · Information and Ideas
As a result, these parrots can solve multi-step puzzles and use simple tools at a level comparable to some primates.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “comparable”?
C — Able to be compared. “comparable” means able to be compared.
Which word means “able to be compared”?
A — comparable. “comparable” means able to be compared.
comparable — able to be compared. In Chinese: 可比较的.
comparable is pronounced /ˈkɒmpərəbl/.
The two ancient manuscripts contain comparable descriptions of a solar eclipse, suggesting a shared source. (这两份古代手稿包含了对日食的类似描述，表明它们可能源自同一来源。)
equivalent, similar, analogous — all close in meaning to comparable (able to be compared).
dissimilar, incomparable — each the opposite of comparable (able to be compared).
Yes. comparable is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
compare (compare) + able (capable of)