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

This is compared to earnings of $0.02 per share with sales of $1.24 billion in the same quarter from the previous year. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025

But with that control comes the need for much more irrigation compared to field growing trees. —Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2025

The 45th Precinct, which includes Throgs Neck, had seen three murders this year before the recent bloodshed, compared to two by the same point last year. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025

The company had a rough second quarter, with automotive revenue falling 16% compared to a year ago — the second straight quarter of lower sales. —Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for compared to

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