liken
verb
lik·en
| \ ˈlī-kən
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likened;
likening\ ˈlī-kə-niŋ
, ˈlīk-niŋ \
, ˈlīk-niŋ \
Definition of liken
: to represent as similar : compare
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Synonyms & Antonyms for liken
Synonyms
analogize, assimilate, bracket, compare, equate
Antonyms
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Examples of liken in a Sentence
he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture
I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent.
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Trav Robertson, who has not yet endorsed a candidate, likened this moment in the primary season to a trip to the Golden Corral buffet line. — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, "Democratic presidential hopefuls complain about being pushed off debate stage," 23 Aug. 2019 Daniel Pomarède at the University of Paris-Saclay, the master cartographer in Tully’s group, likens this process to the flow of rivers into ocean basins. — NBC News, "Master plan of the universe revealed in new galaxy maps," 11 Aug. 2019 Jasper likened Trump's words surrounding the anthem and those who protest it to a presidential order. — The Washington Post, al, "Lawyer for man who attacked teen over national anthem blames Trump," 8 Aug. 2019 Briley likened the process to the Top of the Hill project further west on Cedar Road -- an $84 million development that could break ground by the end of this year, with completion in 2021. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Heights moves ahead with Cedar-Lee-Meadowbrook site," 9 July 2019 Willerslev likens the process to police forensics, in which DNA obtained from a crime scene is collected and then matched to a database of criminals. — Quanta Magazine, "Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems," 29 May 2019 Wu, who is now a post-doc at California Institute of Technology, likens the process to light reflecting off a mirror. — National Geographic, "Rugged 'mountains' taller than Everest lurk deep inside Earth," 25 Mar. 2019 Pakistan, lying to the east has responded to India's policy changes aggressively, with Prime Minister Imran Khan likening the ideology of India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to that of Nazi Germany. — Swati Gupta, CNN, "Kashmir remains paralyzed by lockdown as resentment simmers," 16 Aug. 2019 By one estimate, the training time for AlphaGo cost $35 million; the same estimate likened the amount of energy used to the energy consumed by 12,760 human brains running continuously for three days without sleep. — Gary Marcus, WIRED, "DeepMind's Losses and the Future of Artificial Intelligence," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'liken.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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liken
verb
lik·en
| \ ˈlī-kən
\
\
likened;
likening
Kids Definition of liken
: to describe as similar to : compare
They liken their car to a taxi.
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