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analogous

/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/adjective4 syllables

Analogous means: similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar.

Synonyms for analogous5

adjective, as in similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

correspondent, similar

also used for analogous

like, comparable, parallel

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Opposites of analogous

homologous, heterologous

What does analogous mean?2

adjective

1

similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar“brains and computers are often considered analogous”

2

corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin“the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Analogous in a sentence

  • The human heart is analogous to a pump.Eldad
  • In the economic sphere communism is analogous to democracy in the political sphere.nipbud
  • Your situation is analogous to mine.Dejo

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