Comparable vs Competitive - What's the difference?
comparable | competitive |
Able to be compared (to).
Similar (to); like.
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(grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.
Something suitable for comparison.
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(economics) capable of competing successfully
of or pertaining to competition
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(of someone's character) inclined to compete
(biochemistry) inhibiting the action of an enzyme by binding with it
(euphemistically, of prices) cheap, especially used of quality products
As adjectives the difference between comparable and competitive
is that comparable is able to be compared (to) while competitive is capable of competing successfully.As a noun comparable
is something suitable for comparison.comparable
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Adjective
(en-adj)Philip J. Bushnell
Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance, passage=Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.}}
Noun
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competitive
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Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Manchester United's Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.}}