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

However, compared to the turmoil at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (which was canceled in July, and will air its final episodes in May) and Jimmy Kimmel Live (which was suspended for several days in September), Late Night has arguably fared all right. —Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025

Shoplifting arrests are up more than 261% in Boston compared to the five year average in the city, according to recent police data. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025

But before González-Rocha and his colleagues started installing them, there was a large monitoring gap in the Pajaro Valley, compared to neighboring wealthier cities like Santa Cruz and Monterey. —Alonso Daboub, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025

Preclinical trials have shown that the system reduces force by up to 43 percent compared to earlier models. —Memorialcare Medical Group, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for compared to

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