ANALOGY Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word analogy. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ANALOGY
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| comparison | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of examining resemblances • relation based on similarities and differences • qualities that are comparable | ||||||||
| connection | nounn | |||||||
noun • a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) • the state of being connected • an instrumentality that connects • (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) • the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination • a connecting shape • a supplier (especially of narcotics) • shifting from one form of transportation to another • the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) | ||||||||
| correlation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a reciprocal relation between two or more things • a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation) • a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other | ||||||||
| correspondence | nounn | |||||||
noun • communication by the exchange of letters • compatibility of observations • the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount • (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane • similarity by virtue of corresponding | ||||||||
| likeness | nounn | |||||||
noun • similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things • picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing | ||||||||
| parallel | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting noun • something having the property of being analogous to something else • an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator • (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes) adjective satellite • of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations verb • be parallel to • make or place parallel to something • duplicate or match | ||||||||
| resemblance | nounn | |||||||
noun • similarity in appearance or external or superficial details | ||||||||
| similarity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being similar • a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit | ||||||||
| doctrine of analogy | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
