is similar to
similar in some respect and so able to be compared in order to show differences and similarities
"pianists of comparable ability"; "cars comparable with each other in terms of fuel consumption"
is similar to
worthy of comparison; as good as
"at that moment nothing in the world seemed comparable to sleep"
see also
having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
"on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"
see also
being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
"parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"