ANALOGS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

analogues

noun

variants or analogs

plural of analogue

as in images

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 analogues To be clear, however, operations on phi-bits are not quantum computations, only classical analogues of quantum computer systems. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2026 The number of distinct fentanyl analogs reported to the UNODC subsequently plummeted, while reports of nitazenes quickly picked up. — Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat, STAT, 18 June 2026 Throughout history, researchers have found mathematical analogs of Higgs mode in various materials. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026 But 749 died after taking fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026 When the smoke shop market got flooded with cheap synthetic analogs designed to mimic the effects of real mushroom products, the price floor collapsed overnight. — Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026 Neuroscientists proceeded to look for biological analogues in mouse brains, and were pleased to discover them. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 The commercial humorously cuts to everyday viewers — who might as well be analogs for us on the couch — enraptured by Spears' girl-next-door effervescence. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026 Perhaps the most revealing analogues are the widespread age restrictions for the purchase and consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis, which are common around the world and have been extensively studied. — Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026

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Noun

In photo images shared by the Parks and Rec Department, an outdoor trash barrel sits ringed by bags of refuse collected next to a playing field.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
TikTokers today may be a great distance from the church fathers, but their images still resonate – even, and perhaps especially, on the internet.

— Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of images

Noun

Members of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA Summer League team got pummeled by their Memphis Grizzlies’ counterparts on Saturday evening, falling 111-74 in an opening game in Salt Lake City.

— Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
Like their counterparts in the founding generation, most 19th century reformers had their own prejudices and their own ideas about whose liberation mattered most.

— Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Definition of counterparts

Noun

And that’s not counting the innumerable clones and knock-offs selling for half as much through Alibaba, Amazon and other direct-to-consumer (DTC) makers.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The action, set on France’s rugged northern coast, is anchored by teen romance, involves far-right anti-migrant activists, and is complicated by blue goo from space that creates clones—including of the two loopy police officers who investigate.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 26 June 2026

Definition of clones

Noun

Investor demand through vehicles like the iShares Bitcoin Trust's gold equivalents and physical ETFs has expanded the accessible buyer base.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Google describes the resulting deployment as about 50 server-equivalents worth of compute at a fraction of the usual cost.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026

Definition of equivalents

Noun

Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Monks and ordinary Tibetans are forced to replace portraits of previous Dalai Lamas and even traditional thangkas with portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of portraits

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The article draws parallels to the Boston Celtics' decision to trade Jaylen Brown, highlighting the challenges of building a championship roster when a significant portion of the salary cap is tied to one player under the new CBA.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Some observers have drawn parallels to one of the most famous disciplinary controversies in World Cup history.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026

Definition of parallels

Noun

Unlike conventional porous carbons, which interact only weakly with polysulfides, COFs possess periodically arranged pores whose dimensions, chemical environments, and electronic characteristics can be programmed by design.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
While the backbone is always the same, the number of carbons in the fatty acids can vary.

— Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026

Definition of carbons

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