Analogy

Noun

 * 1) A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

Adjectives for Analogy
striking; ironic; obvious; classic; intellectual; palpable; mysterious; astonishing; exaggerated ; secret.

Synonyms for Analogy
likeness, similarity, resemblance, correspondence.

Antonyms for Analogy
unlikeness, dissimilarity.

Thesaurus
accordance; affinity; agent; agreement; alignment; alikeness; allegory; alliance; alternate; alternative; ambiguity; aping; approach; approximation; assimilation; backup; balancing; change; changeling; closeness; coextension; collineation; community; comparability; comparative anatomy; comparative degree; comparative grammar; comparative judgment; comparative linguistics; comparative literature; comparative method; compare; comparing; comparison; concurrence; conformity; confrontation; confrontment; contrast; contrastiveness; copy; copying; correlation; correspondence; counterfeit; deputy; distinction; distinctiveness; double; dummy; equal; equidistance; equivalent; equivocation; equivoque; ersatz; exchange; fake; fill-in; ghost; ghostwriter; identity; imitation; likeness; likening; locum tenens; makeshift; matching; metaphor; metonymy; mimicking; nearness; next best thing; nondivergence; opposing; opposition; parallelism; parity; personnel; phony; pinch hitter; proportion; proxy; relation; relief; replacement; representative; resemblance; reserves; ringer; sameness; second string; secondary; semblance; sign; similarity; simile; similitude; simulation; spares; stand-in; sub; substituent; substitute; substitution; succedaneum; superseder; supplanter; surrogate; symbol; synecdoche; tergiversation; third string; token; trope of comparison; understudy; utility player; vicar; vice-president; vice-regent; weighing

Etymology
From analogia: from  ἀναλογία: from ἀνά: + λόγος:

Derived terms

 * disanalogy
 * false analogy

Related terms

 * analogue