compared to

idiom

variants or compared with

Synonyms of compared to next

: 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 McGuire still held a narrow advantage late Tuesday night, garnering 50.3% of the vote compared to Good’s 49.7%, with 98% of all ballots tallied as of 12:24 a.m. Wednesday morning. —

Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 June 2024 The story diverges even further on a wider scale with just 6% of older respondents rating the global economy as good, compared to 46% of those aged 21 to 43. —

Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 June 2024 Just how different are those national audiences and what works in Mexico compared to Argentina or Chile, for example? —

Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024 Was there a difference in your writing process on Love Hate Music Box compared to previous albums? —

Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for compared to

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