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- Dictionarya·nal·o·gous/əˈnaləɡəs/
adjective
- 1. comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared: "they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children"
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Learn the meaning of analogous, a word that describes things that are similar or comparable in some way. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related terms for analogous.
Analogous means having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as art, physics, and language, with synonyms and translations.
adjective. having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous. Synonyms: akin, comparable, like, alike, similar. Antonyms: dissimilar. Biology. corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird. analogous. / əˈnæləɡəs / adjective.
Use the adjective analogous to describe something that is similar to something else and can be compared to another. Analogous things can be compared to each other, so a near synonym is the adjective comparable.
1. similar or corresponding in some respect. 2. biology. (of organs and parts) having the same function but different evolutionary origin. the paddle of a whale and the fin of a fish are analogous. Compare homologous (sense 4) 3. linguistics. formed by analogy. an analogous plural.
Analogous means similar or corresponding in some respect, especially in function but not in structure or origin. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as biology, linguistics, and comparisons, with synonyms and translations.
Analogous means similar in some ways, often used to compare two things that are not exactly the same. For example, life is analogous to a journey. See more translations and usage examples of analogous.
