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Compared to vs. Compared with
Compared to
/kəmˈpɛrd tuː/Examples:
Her cooking is mild compared to that of a Michelin chef.Compared to last year, this festival is twice as lively.The new phone model is efficient compared to the previous one.
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This word has no antonymsCompared with
/kəmˈpɛrd wɪð/Examples:
Compared with last year, sales have doubled.His skills are unmatched compared with his peers.The weather today is mild compared with yesterday's storm.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Compared to typically implies similarity, whereas compared with is often used to compare differences as well as similarities.
- Use compared to when showing a comparison between two similar things or where the emphasis is on likeness.
- Use compared with for a more balanced comparison or when considering either likeness or difference.
- Compared to can be remembered as analogy while compared with involves examination of differences.
- Think of compared to as putting something in the same category, while compared with is examining the specifics.
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