Synonyms for analogous
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Akin — having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or…
similar, like, akin, parallel, comparable, corresponding, correspondent, alike, obverse
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
Analogous tendencies in arts and in manners.
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Things are analogous when they are similar in idea, plan, use, or character, tho perhaps quite unlike in appearance; as, the gills of fishes are said to be analogous to the lungs in terrestrial animals.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- parallel Two parallel lines don't have any point in common.
- corresponding For every action, there is a corresponding reaction.
- comparable What's comparable to beautiful knowledge? Nothing!
- akin This problem is akin to the one we had last year.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| analogous | falling | |
| parallel | steady | |
| corresponding | falling | |
| comparable | falling | |
| akin | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- like1, akin2
- 5 letters
- alike2
- 7 letters
- similar3, obverse2
- 8 letters
- parallel3
- 10 letters
- comparable4
- 13 letters
- corresponding4, correspondent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (akin2 = 2 syllables).