🔗analogous

adjective
/əˈnæləɡəs/

Meaning

Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of things being compared.

Example Sentences

The human brain is analogous to a computer in processing information.

The human brain is analogous to a supercomputer.

The structure of an atom is analogous to the solar system.

Synonyms

similar, comparable, alike, equivalent, parallel
Entry 1
similar, comparable, alike, equivalent
Entry 2
comparable, equivalent, parallel
Entry 3
comparable, similar, equivalent

Antonyms

different, dissimilar, unrelated, contrasting
Entry 1
different, dissimilar, unrelated
Entry 2
dissimilar, contrasting, unrelated
Entry 3
dissimilar, unrelated, contrasting

Collocations

analogous situation, analogous example, analogous structure

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