compared

verb

past tense of compare
1
as in equated
to describe as similar reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster

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2
as in identified
to regard or represent as equal or comparable compared the restaurant's food to the nectar of the gods

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Recent Examples of compared The oldest group now has roughly 15x the wealth of the youngest, compared with about 9x three years earlier. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 The company claims its system can reduce filament waste by up to 85% and printing time by up to 80% compared with conventional single-nozzle multi-color methods. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 Yet his next leadership election is looking smooth compared with the past couple of bouts to lead the Senate GOP. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Goble compared the potential benefits to playing a game of poker with better cards in the deck. — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The cost of a hair transplant in Turkey can be appealing, especially when compared with prices in the United States. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 The open-label study compared treated forearms with untreated forearms rather than a placebo cream. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In the capital region, 5,978 customers remained without power in El Dorado, Placer and Amador counties, compared with nearly 20,000 on Friday morning. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Starting with Mandela's presidency, South Africa's government has openly compared the situation faced by nonwhite people during apartheid to the Palestinians' plight. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compared
  1. equated
  2. identified
  3. linked
  4. connected
  5. related
  6. matched
Verb
  • Blackwell equated Robinson’s impact to that of Sidney Poitier, Thurgood Marshall and Jackie Robinson.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The character is a type-A perfect student who never has a single hair out of place — a way of being that Gerber has stepped into after years in the fashion industry where perfection is often equated with sublime beauty.
    — Michel Ghanem, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of equated
Verb
  • Krantz said the suspect, a male city resident who has not yet been publicly identified, was spotted entering the school by a community member, who eventually pursued him into the school and shot him.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Police identified the suspect as a 16-year-old Bend resident.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of identified
Verb
  • At the time, doctors didn’t believe it was linked to her vision loss.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Evidence recovered from Evonitz’s South Carolina apartment, former Virginia residence and vehicle linked him to three unsolved murders.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of linked
Verb
  • Many of these control panels are connected to the internet to allow maintenance companies to remotely access them.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Amazing Red connected with a Spanish Fly and followed it up with the Code Red.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Truist’s proprietary data shows that Vans has been the focus of 10 percent of Foot Locker’s brand-related posted on Instagram since June 2026, up from 1 percent in the second half of 2025.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The new definition, developed by an international panel of medical experts convened by the medical journal The Lancet, requires evidence of both excess body fat and related health problems or limitations in daily activities.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of related
Verb
  • Kawasaki The new Versys is actually much more closely matched by the 2026 Yamaha Tracer 9, whose 890cc mill makes 117 hp and starts at $12,599.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • That visibility also opens up savings, since inbound shipments can be matched with outbound ones into round trips rather than empty backhauls.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of matched

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“Compared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compared. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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