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

These smaller firms face a median payroll cost of 11.8% for health insurance, compared to 7.1% for businesses with revenues exceeding $2.4 million. —Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025

The analysts said the cost of new cars could rise 6% to 9% overall in the fourth quarter compared to last year. —Andrea Ruth, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025

Even though the wins have been slower to come compared to April and May, the Cubs haven’t exactly been in a free fall. —Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

In the 2023-2024 flu season, nearly 45% of adults received at least one dose of the flu shot, compared to nearly 47% in the previous year. —Alice Park, Time, 15 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for compared to

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