analogynoun [ C or U ]
uk/əˈnæl.ə.dʒi/us/əˈnæl.ə.dʒi/C2 a comparison between things that have similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea:
He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.
It is sometimes easier to illustrate an abstract concept by analogy with (= by comparing it with) something concrete.
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Comparing and contrasting
- against
- antithesis
- as against idiom
- balance
- balance sth against sth
- benchmark
- beside
- comparison
- competitive
- contrast
- contrastive
- differentiate
- gold standard
- relative
- relatively
- set
- simile
- stack up
- vis-à-vis
- work-life balance
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Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying
Similar and the same
analogous
adjective uk/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/us/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/
C2
The experience of mystic trance is in a sense analogous to sleep or drunkenness.