analogize

verb

anal·​o·​gize ə-ˈna-lə-ˌjīz 

analogized; analogizing

intransitive verb

: to use or exhibit analogy

transitive verb

: to compare by analogy

Synonyms of analogize

• compare
• equate

Examples of analogize in a Sentence

analogized the White House scandal to a cancer that was spreading to every internal organ of the body

Recent Examples on the Web

Some have analogized ultralights to other planes as motorcycles are to cars, which begins to explain the stigma some pilots have seen applied to the recreational act of flying them, particularly when launched from airports. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025

That’s an immense distance and difficult to even analogize. —Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 June 2025

Indeed, many Europeans found the South inspiring, analogizing their cause to the wave of anti-monarchy revolutions that swept Europe in 1848. —Zaakir Tameez june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025

Sadie Collective co-founder and international finance researcher Fanta Traore analogized it to Michael Jordan’s partnership with Nike. —Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Essence, 4 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

analogy + -ize

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for analogize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize