ANALOGIZES Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

analogizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of analogize

as in compares

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 analogizes But anyone who analogizes AI as a technology to other technologies is missing that this time is different. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

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Jentleson compares the power of fusing race and these questions of fairness to detonating a nuclear warhead.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
That compares with a 19% increase for Ram and a 13% decline for the F-Series amid its supplier issues.

— Michael Wayland, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

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Xi equates compromise with weakness and has a hard time understanding the give-a-little-to-get-a-little logic that is the heart and soul of diplomacy.

— Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Summary Common perception equates effective leadership with charisma, often ignoring competent but uncharismatic individuals.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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