equipollent

Main Entry:	comparable [kom-per-uh-buhl or, sometimes, kuhm-pair-] Show IPA
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	worthy of comparison
Synonyms:	a match for, as good as, commensurable, commensurate, equal, equipollent, equipotential, equivalent, in a class with, on a par, proportionate, tantamount
Notes:	when a comparison is of such a nature that it comprises three terms, then comparable is the word to use; when it comprises four terms, the relation requires the word analogous
Antonyms:	incomparable, unequal, unworthy

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