gmattester,

'contrast' is used as a noun in 'in contrast to' and as a verb in 'contrast with'.
in contrast to - *the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
contrast with - *put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

* - referred from (https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/contrast)

If you could post the actual question, it would be easier to understand.

Thanks.

Hi sudhir3127,
Isn't the thread about 'contrast' instead of 'compare' But similar log applies to 'compare' too.

How about:
Tumor-elicited polymorphonuclear cells, in contrast to "normal" circulating polymorphonuclear cells, stimulate invasive and metastatic potentials of rat mammary adenocarcinoma cells

'Compared to' and 'Compared with' are both idiomatically correct. The usage depends on the context of the sentence.

- To compare to is to point out similarities between objects regarded as essentially of a different order.
- To compare with is to point out differences between objects regarded as essentially of the same order.

For example:-
1) She compared her work for women's rights to Susan B Anthony's campaign for women's suffrage.
2) His time was 2:11:10 compared with 2:14 for his closest competitor

Furthermore, 'In contrast to' is generally preferred to 'when contrasted with' in GMAT, though both are idiomatically correct. Hope that helps

gmattester wrote:Can someone explain the difference and how to use them.

ashokkadam wrote:'Compared to' and 'Compared with' are both idiomatically correct. The usage depends on the context of the sentence.

- To compare to is to point out similarities between objects regarded as essentially of a different order.
- To compare with is to point out differences between objects regarded as essentially of the same order.

For example:-
1) She compared her work for women's rights to Susan B Anthony's campaign for women's suffrage.
2) His time was 2:11:10 compared with 2:14 for his closest competitor

Furthermore, 'In contrast to' is generally preferred to 'when contrasted with' in GMAT, though both are idiomatically correct. Hope that helps

gmattester wrote:Can someone explain the difference and how to use them.

Thank you.......

She compared her work for women's rights to Susan B Anthony's campaign for women's suffrage.



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