Synonyms for analogy
əˈnæl ə dʒianal·o·gy

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1. analogy

   Analogy is specifically a resemblance of relations; a resemblance that may be reasoned from, so that from the likeness in certain respects we may infer that other and perhaps deeper relations exist. Affinity is a mutual attraction with or without seeming likeness; as, the affinity of iron for oxygen. Coincidence is complete agreement in some one or more respects; there may be a coincidence in time of most dissimilar events. Parity of reasoning is said of an argument equally conclusive on subjects not strictly analogous. Similitude is a rhetorical comparison of one thing to another with which it has some points in common. Resemblance and similarity are external or superficial, and may involve no deeper relation; as, the resemblance of a cloud to a distant mountain. Compare ALLEGORY.

   Synonyms:
   affinity, coincidence, comparison, likeness, parity, proportion, relation, resemblance, semblance, similarity, simile, similitude

   Antonyms:
   disagreement, disproportion, dissimilarity, incongruity, unlikeness

   Preposition:
   The analogy between (or of) nature and revelation; the analogy of sound to light; a family has some analogy with (or to) a state.

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1. analogy

   Synonyms:
   relation, resemblance, proportion, similarity, similitude, coincidence, affinity, comparison, parity

   Antonyms:
   disproportion, dissimilarity, disharmony, irrelativeness, heterogeneousness, incongruity, inaffinity

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1. analogynoun

   an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

   Synonyms:
   doctrine of analogy

2. analogynoun

   drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

   "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"

   Synonyms:
   doctrine of analogy

3. doctrine of analogy, analogynoun

   the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate

   Synonyms:
   doctrine of analogy

Matched Categories

1. • Comparison
   • Inference
   • Religion

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1. analogynoun

   Synonyms:
   similarity (in relations or uses), resemblance, likeness, parallelism, similitude, parity, correspondence

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1. analogynoun

   Synonyms:
   resemblance, similarity, parallelism, agreement, correspondence

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1. List of paraphrases for "analogy":

   mutandis, metaphor, similarity

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1. Doug Williamson:

   An analogy to this would be cholesterol-lowering drugs and heart disease.

2. Charles Woodburn:

   I think the UK government has an open mind on this and will keep an open mind, our view is that it's a team sport building next generation systems and to use a footballing analogy you really do want the strongest players around the table and that's in all of our interests to do that.

3. Bill Browder:

   With an incredibly bad hand, Vladimir Putin is bluffing the hell out of the West, if this is a poker analogy : Vladimir Putin has a pair of twos, we have a full house and we are folding our cards.

4. Mark Hanson:

   I don't think there is going to be meaningful reduction from here, to use a baseball analogy, you are probably in the seventh or eighth inning.

5. Donald Trump:

   There's so many things that you can learn from it. Proverbs, the chapter, 'never bend to envy.' I've had that thing all of my life where people are bending to envy. Actually, it's an incredible book, so many things you can learn from the Bible and you can lead your life. I'm not just talking in terms of religion; I'm talking in terms of leading a life even beyond religion. There are so many brilliant things in the Bible, the Bible is special, the Bible -- the more you see it, the more you read it, the more incredible it is. I don't like to use this analogy, but like a great movie, a great, incredible movie. You'll see it once it will be good. You'll see it again. You can see it 20 times and every time you'll appreciate it more. The Bible is the most special thing.