as in similar
having qualities in common
bad-mouthing your sister is analogous to slapping her in the face—it's just as bad
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Recent Examples of analogous
Cash App This app is analogous to Venmo.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
This would be analogous to having one arm tied behind your back.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Dallas has been in a roughly analogous situation before.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The story positions the protagonist’s work as analogous to nurturing a child.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
This would be analogous to having one arm tied behind your back.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Dallas has been in a roughly analogous situation before.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The story positions the protagonist’s work as analogous to nurturing a child.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for analogous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogous
Adjective
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Based on similar moral panics among Democratic politicos proposing bans on new data center development from Oregon to Georgia, the Left seems ready to unite to oppose AI because of its extraordinary potential for economic productivity.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The most high-profile of those included the internal sale of the club’s women’s team, and similar intragroup transactions covering two hotels and a car park.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The situations are not comparable.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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According to Chery, the new system will also be 10 percent lighter than comparable setups and cut vibration levels by 30 percent compared with standard diesel engines.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Accommodations On Mustique, no two villas are alike.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rooms In the Agassiz mansion, no two rooms are alike.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Feb. 2026
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The federal and state governments argue that such environmental harm is not real and that the lower court was overstepping its authority.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Thus, the glut of superhero films centered around one lone warrior (or a group of such people) saving the entire world.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Analogous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogous. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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