liken to

verb

likened to; likening to; likens to

: to describe (someone or something) as similar to (someone or something else)

Some critics have likened his writing to Faulkner's.

She likened her trip to a pilgrimage.

Examples of liken to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its popular preferred stock, Stretch, which Strategy’s CEO, Phong Le, likened to a money market fund, fell to $74, $26 below its $100 par value. — Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Besides teaching, Janice Minabe offers costume workshops and designs her daughter’s competition wear, including the towering headdress, which is likened to balancing a small floral garden on top of the skull. — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

In an incident some news commentators are likening to the plot of the 1984 film The Terminator, two of OpenAI’s AI models broke out of a supervised test, got themselves online, and used that access to hack into rival company Hugging Face’s systems. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 July 2026

At 6ft 3in (190cm) with unconventional movement mechanics, he is likened to Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike for his deceptive play. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for liken to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue