as against

idiom

: in comparison to (something)

The government's foreign policy is approved by 54 percent of men as against 48 percent of women.

Examples of as against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite his attacking intent, Madrid encountered the same problems of fluency as against Mallorca and some members of the coaching staff have privately acknowledged that there is plenty of room for improvement. —Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024

But the Padres’ lineup against lefties just isn’t as strong as against righties. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025

Is Meta prepared to assign a different value to an Italian engineer as against a high school student? —Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Coming into the match, San Diego FC coach Mikey Varas said the team’s approach would be the same as against the LA Galaxy and St. Louis SC in the season’s — and franchise’s — first two outings. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for as against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed