Synonyms of likened

likened

verb

past tense of liken

1

as in compared

to describe as similar

he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compared
• equated
• linked
• referred
• analogized
• bracketed
• connected
• assimilated
• related
• coupled
• alluded
• associated
• paralleled
• matched
• equaled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contrasted

2

as in identified

to regard or represent as equal or comparable

I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compared
• identified
• connected
• equated
• linked
• related
• matched
• correlated
• classified
• associated
• joined
• grouped
• classed
• categorized
• graded
• lumped (together)
• sorted
• assorted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distinguished
• separated
• differentiated
• discerned
• discriminated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of likened

With tears in her eyes, Kristy Luther likened her daughter’s condition to Alzheimer’s, describing how some days are worse than others with memory loss. — Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Fox studio analyst Alex Rodriguez likened Uecker to Harry Caray, the late Chicago Cubs announcer who was closely identified with the team but died before the Cubs won the Series in 2016, their first title since 1908. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Manager Adam Hurley, who witnessed the flooding, likened it to a bathtub gradually filling up with water, as opposed to some of the more violent wave thrashings seen in Laguna Beach and Long Beach. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

People describe it as a communion with spirits and noncorporeal entities via chatbot—a kind of scrying, a staring into a digital mirror that stares back, likened by turns to channeling, séance, revelation. — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

As a result, critics have likened Achilles to a carpetbagger, and called him a political opportunist who failed to fulfill his commitment to voters. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

The movement was formed in May 2026 to protest the government’s cancellation of medical school entrance exams and after India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant likened unemployed youth to cockroaches. — Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026

The dress was sourced from Los Angeles vintage store Lily et Cie in Los Angeles, who likened the look to Elizabeth Taylor on its Instagram. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026