similenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈsɪm.ɪ.li/us/ˈsɪm.ə.li/(the use of) an expression comparing one thing with another, always including the words "as" or "like":
The lines "She walks in beauty, like the night..." from Byron's poem contain a simile.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Comparing and contrasting
- against
- analogy
- antithesis
- as against idiom
- balance
- balance sth against sth
- benchmark
- compare
- comparison
- competitive
- contrast
- contrastive
- gold standard
- perspective
- relative
- relatively
- set
- stack up
- vis-à-vis
- work-life balance
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