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Analogy

/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

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📖 Definitions of "Analogy"

noun

1
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
2
The proportion or the equality of ratios.
3
(grammar) The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.

🔄 Synonyms of "Analogy"

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Word	Definition
simulationnoun	Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Analogy"

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Word	Definition
simulationnoun	Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
comparisonnoun	The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
similaritynoun	Closeness of appearance to something else.
examplenoun	Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
metaphornoun	(uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.
parallelnoun	An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
approximationnoun	(uncountable, countable) The act, process or result of approximating, as:
measurementnoun	Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
measuringnoun	Act of measurement.
meteringnoun	The act of using a meter for measurement.
analognoun	(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
analoguenoun	(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
mutandisnoun	—
correspondencenoun	(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
likenessnoun	The state or quality of being like or alike.
resemblancenoun	The quality or state of resembling.
congruencenoun	The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
parallelismnoun	The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
homologynoun	The relationship of being homologous; a homologous relationship.
similitudenoun	(uncountable) Similarity or resemblance to something else.