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Word | Analogy |
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain; the models show by analogy how matter is built up / drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect / A resemblance of relations / process of reasoning based on partial similarity. / similarity; parallelism / a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. / a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way / the act of comparing two things that are alike in some way, | |
Usage | ⇒ Chimpanzee and human being have analogy between them ⇒ A well-known analogy compares the body's immune system with an army whose defending troops are the lymphocytes or white blood cells. ⇒ He does, though, suffer from the occupational deformation of international relations specialists: an enthusiasm for ransacking the past in search of precedents, analogies, patterns, and cycles that might explain the present and forecast the future. —— Tony Judt, New York Book Review, 1 Apr. 23 ⇒ an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies ⇒ We can draw an analogy between the brain and a computer |
Synonyms | similarity, likeness, resemblance, correspondence, similitude, simile, parallelism, comparison, affinity, semblance, parallel, parity, metaphor, alikeness, correlation, relation, conformity, equality, agreement, approximation, |
Antonyms | disagreement, dissimilarity, unlikeness, discrepancy, apophatism, contrast, difference, disparity, distinction, distinctness, diversity, antagonism, argumentation, cognation, antithesis, association, aversion, cachet, cataphatism, category, |
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