ANALOGOUSNESS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

analogousness

noun

as in affinity

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Noun

Asked about music, the artist somewhat reluctantly traces his affinity back to childhood.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
To qualify, each candidate had to demonstrate consistent binding at both laboratories, meet a specified affinity threshold, and show no detectable binding to an unrelated human protein used as a control.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of affinity

Noun

While that enthusiasm is beginning to wane, in some ways because of AI, over the first quarter of this century, Big Tech solidified the equivalence of tech skills, wealth, and power.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Holography is another step in that tradition, an equivalence between area and volume that holds at least for certain spaces.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of equivalence

Noun

Machines, too, can type emails, solve equations and spit out data as directed.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Transportation costs and freight optimization also need to be part of that equation, starting with greater cost transparency and understanding freight separately from the cost of goods.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of equation

Noun

After the birth of her son, Jorjiana passed her high school equivalency exam and took jobs bussing tables or working in fast food.

— Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026
The measure also prohibits undocumented students from enrolling in adult general education programs in high schools and state colleges, which help prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of equivalency

Noun

Benson’s death has similarities to other e-bicycle and e-motorcycle incidents, including two deaths in Huntington Beach — that of a 62-year-old Westminster woman on Saturday and a 21-year-old man in July.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Of course, the two men bonded at the time about their most noticeable similarity, comparing notes on how they were treated by other kids in school for being redheads.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of similarity

Noun

When the Golden State Warriors signed Kevin Durant in the summer of 2016 after facing the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 2015 Finals rematch, Silver explicitly stated his desire for more parity.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Speaking at the All-Star Game in July, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made his case for a cap while saying exceptions did not reflect parity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of parity

Noun

Against this backdrop, small initiatives have begun to bring back some semblance of normal life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
That Styles let us into his now yearslong search for some semblance of understanding — knowing how his words have been picked apart before for far lesser things — shouldn’t be taken for granted.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of semblance

Noun

And more importantly, what is this anxiety so many men feel about their emotions that drives them to torturously invent bodies that bear little resemblance to the human form?

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
For many people, however, the presentation instead bears an uncanny and unfortunate resemblance to imagery used in Nazi-era Germany.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of resemblance

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