analogies

NOUN

agreement, similarity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comparison correlation metaphor parallel

STRONG

affinity alikeness correspondence equivalence homology likeness relation relationship resemblance semblance simile similitude

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difference

STRONG

dissimilarity unlikeness

WEAK

disagreement

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analogies

But, to keep the farmyard analogies going, Serkis is bullish.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

"This opened the door to finding analogies in black holes of entropy and temperature used in thermodynamics."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

Hemani reminds courts that analogies are not self-executing and must be tested, not merely invoked.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

“And the analogies are that people got excited about internet stocks, and Berkshire Hathaway traded at the lowest valuation I think it ever traded in its history,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

This led to an epic shouting match in which we exhausted all our analogies and then started all over again from the top.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris