ANALOG Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

analogue

noun

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Definition of analogue

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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 On a balmy September night in Paris, analog was the on the brain as Revolve celebrated the launch of its glossy new magazine on day two of Paris Fashion Week. — Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 The best analogue would be June 2014 to January 2015, when WTI crude went from roughly $108 a barrel to $44, a 59% decline in seven months. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 When asked who might be the greatest thinker in America, the boy immediately suggests Professor Jacob Barnhardt (Sam Jaffe), an Albert Einstein analogue who's wooed by Klaatu's solutions to a particularly tricksy math equation. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Nabu Casa is developing devices that will more easily bring people’s existing analog or legacy tech into the platform — such as old receivers, AC units, solar panel inverters, even TVs — using technology such as serial, IR, and Modbus. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for analogue

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Noun

The image is then precision-fabricated into a 3D model that’s finished by hand — all for $2,200, about the national average of an actual wedding gown.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
This sort of puzzling connection between text and image is repeated throughout the exhibition.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of image

Noun

During demonstrations, the researchers folded the material diagonally in opposite directions, and its digital counterpart followed the changing geometry.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
From 2021 through last season, the Knicks boasted an unfathomable 18-2 record against their Eastern Conference counterpart Washington Wizards.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of counterpart

Noun

Other organizations abandoned associations with Hastert, and his portrait was removed from a hallway outside the House chamber.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
While a portrait collection of the resort’s presidential guests caters to quite a fitting name, there’s a new top tier spirit and fine wine collection–along with swanky designs, space for live music, and eventually, a game of pool.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of portrait

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The company inaugurated its $100 million Trimetro campus in Odisha in April, describing it as a facility designed for net-zero carbon and water operation.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Google’s carbon emissions rose by 18 percent last year along with a jump in electricity demand of 37 percent, according to the company’s latest sustainability report.

— Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of carbon

Noun

The highway running parallel to Gaza, where militants gunned down people trying to flee, is dotted with memorials.

— Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The French bond rout has sparked fears of spillovers to other high-yield European debt markets, with some analysts drawing parallels with the eurozone debt crisis of the early 2010s.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of parallel

Noun

The case involved a popular Japanese anime voice actor who demanded that TikTok close an account over its unauthorized use of an AI clone of his trademark baritone.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
An authentic but upgraded clone of Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance that can play more than just GBA games using emulation.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of clone

Noun

Set against the backdrop of the early 1970s, the series offers a warm and engaging portrayal of their relationship and the events surrounding it.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Lev also added that some online portrayals of rage retreats miss the work that happens beyond the screaming.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

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