ANALOG Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

analogue

noun

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Definition of analogue

as in image

formal something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc.; something that is analogous to something else a modern analog to what happened before the synthetic analog of a chemical found in a tropical tree a meat analogue such as tofu

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Recent Examples of analogue The album was engineered and mixed by John Hanlon at Shangri-La, with analog mixes completed at the Village and mastering handled by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026 Today Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat appear across apparel, toys, games (both analog and digital), television, and film. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Visitors waited patiently for a chance to see the now-trending space in person, a sign that social media had introduced this old-school analogue world to a digitally native audience. — Zoey Goto, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026 That automotive passion feeds on a vehicle being analog—traditional gauges, manual gearbox, and physical buttons—and the 992-generation is the most digital 911 the company has ever offered. — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for analogue

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Noun

The family snaps included a black-and-white image of a shirtless Hefner cradling the newborn, Lambropoulos Hefner introducing her daughter to their son Forrest, 3, as well as Forrest holding his baby sister, who was sweetly swaddled in pink.

— Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
After the image of Rhaenyra jumping to her own death and landing on spikes, Rhaenyra sees a depiction of her on the Iron Throne with blood streaming down from the crown on her head and surrounded by dragon flames.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of image

Noun

Junk food is an aphrodisiac here, with KFC buckets and oodles of brightly colored brand-name candy acting as culinary counterparts to the junk cinema that’s activated something in the movie’s characters and its creator.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
But the 1980 special is also darker, more bittersweet, and less fully formed — seemingly stuck in an eternal search for an origin, for a counterpart, for ground on which to build.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of counterpart

Noun

The period-relevant portraits lining the walls, decorative accessories, and the bed with a canopy headboard transported us to another century.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Another billboard shows what appears to be a fighter, wearing a shirt with Khamenei’s portrait on it.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of portrait

Noun

While modern windows reduce a building’s operational energy use, manufacturing standard glass leaves behind substantial embodied carbon.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
The Amazon helps regulate climate and rainfall patterns and stores vast amounts of carbon that, if released, could further accelerate global warming.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of carbon

Noun

From 2022 to 2025, companies tied to the data center ecosystem leased more than 9 million square feet of floor space in metro Atlanta, the equivalent of six Lenox Square malls, according to real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Edison Lee, a top analyst at Jefferies known for frequent ratings and price target changes, cut the stock to a sell-equivalent from hold.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of equivalent

Noun

Some analysts drew parallels with Washington's support for Argentina's peso under President Javier Milei, when the country was battling currency instability ahead of key midterm elections.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Obviously, there are parallels between Mitcham and Banderas’s Chef, who tells Tony wistfully about Provincetown’s clambakes—inspiring Tony and Sal to throw one.

— Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of parallel

Noun

Life has beaten down Weisman’s Jake Levinson, once the radical front man of a bad Rage Against the Machine clone, into a dead-eyed nihilist.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
The clone theory has become a popular one in recent years, especially amid developments in AI and the use of holographic performers.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of clone

Noun

Moore's portrayal of Ralphie Parker's teacher, notably in the iconic flagpole scene, endeared her to generations of fans.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Gus Birney, Shulman’s real-life daughter, brings an ineffable lightness to Sarah Nell, the joyfulness and sweetness of the portrayal all the more wondrous before of all the darkness that surrounds it.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of portrayal

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