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Synonyms & Antonyms for analogous
Synonyms
akin, alike, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike
Antonyms
different, dissimilar, diverse, unakin, unlike
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Straight pride, which has lived for years on the fringes of social media, has struggled to catch on; analogous movements like men’s-rights activism and white nationalism, both of which have inspired acts of terrorism, are far better known. — The Economist, "Straight pride struggles to catch on," 5 Sep. 2019 New Dealers drew on an idea known as industrial democracy, developed, in the late nineteenth century, by English socialist thinkers who saw workplace rights as analogous to civil rights such as due process and the freedoms of speech and assembly. — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, "State of the Unions," 19 Aug. 2019 Each tribe has its own eligibility criteria, somewhat analogous to a nation’s citizenship requirements. — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, "Who Can Adopt a Native American Child? A Texas Couple vs. 573 Tribes," 5 June 2019 The reform makes analogous enhancements to small-business investment companies (SBICs) as well, expanding the pool of private venture capital for advanced manufacturing. — Samuel Hammond, National Review, "How Congress Can Address America’s Startup Shortage," 12 Aug. 2019 Resveratrol has been shown to preserve bone and muscle mass in rats during complete unloading [suspension], analogous to microgravity during spaceflight. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "An antioxidant in red wine might power astronauts on Mars, study says," 18 July 2019 But to James' credit, the negroni albicocca is a fragrant, bitter romp with analogous components: a base of gin and a swash of apricot liqueur, with Suze standing in for Campari and Pineau des Charentes taking the place of vermouth. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "Fellow Osteria in Scottsdale is too interesting to ignore but too inconsistent to embrace," 16 July 2019 Convictions for federal gun laws generally carry harsher penalties than the analogous charges brought under state laws. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman chosen for study group on federally prosecuting domestic abusers," 12 June 2019 An analogous intellectual transformation occurred in the 1670s in the Dutch provinces, where the Jewish lens grinder Baruch Spinoza overcame the ideological divide that had stymied Western thought for centuries. — Nathaniel Rich, Harper's magazine, "Ruina Mundi," 10 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'analogous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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