ANALOGIZE Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

analogize

verb

ə-ˈna-lə-ˌjīz

Definition of analogize

as in to compare

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

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Recent Examples of analogize 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 Fleck analogized it to putting up an adorable cat filter during a video meeting. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025 Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system. — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for analogize

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Although the eclipse will be modest compared with the total eclipses seen in 2017 and 2024, favorable weather and an almost perfectly moonless night could make this one of the most memorable astronomy events of the year.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Now, is using paper towels a little lackluster compared with last year’s Abbott Elementary crossover challenge, where the contestants had to use school supplies?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

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