compared to

idiom

variants or compared with

: in relation to (something else) : measured or judged against (something else)

I'm a slob compared to my roommate.

This rain is nothing compared to what we got yesterday.

Today's quiz was easy compared with the last one.

Examples of compared to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Among Republicans, however, 55 percent said Biden bore responsibility for the current state of the economy, compared to only 4 percent of Democrats. —Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025

The ensemble pic led by Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan fell a respectable 55 percent from its opening weekend, compared to an average decline of 57 percent for a title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. —Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2025

Swims has notched 88 weeks on the chart with the record, compared to Boone’s 65 weeks and Warren’s 11 weeks. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025

Seismic waves from earthquakes spread more efficiently in the Eastern U.S. compared to the West because of the region's geology, said USGS spokeswoman Ayesha Davis. —CBS News, 10 May 2025

Rhymes for compared to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup