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 The researchers also considered case studies from analogs including Antarctic research missions and time aboard submarines or oil rigs, as some examples. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 July 2026 Humans have no innate cognitive machinery designed to string letters into words and connect them to their real-world analogues. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 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

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Noun

After all, looking at images is a creative act—no more neutral than producing images.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
This effort comes as generative AI is making convincing real estate listing images faster and easier to produce, raising new concerns about transparency in online housing marketplaces.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Definition of images

Noun

Younger millennials are still fighting the battle their older counterparts just won — and the numbers show how wide the gap has gotten.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Many autistic individuals have a harder time remembering faces and recognizing facial emotions than their neurotypical counterparts.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of counterparts

Noun

Many can be purchased for less that the Macallan equivalents, giving even more scope for exploration and expanding your at home bar selection.

— Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The exhibitor generated $190 million in free cash flow and ended the quarter with $778 million of cash and cash equivalents.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 July 2026

Definition of equivalents

Noun

In late 2026, George will begin his studies at William’s alma mater, the prestigious Eton College, continuing the parallels between his life and his father’s.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Aside from Fitness Index, most of the other wellness features debuting on the Galaxy Watch 9 have parallels in competitors' models.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 22 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, The Conversation, 10 June 2026

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