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

Know More Handa likened the push for AI regulation to progressive calls for Democrats to support Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Justice Elena Kagan, appearing sympathetic to Boulder's argument, likened the lawsuit to major class-action cases against tobacco companies and opioid drug manufacturers in states hit hard by fallout from widespread use of those products. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

The practice seems to have been abandoned by 1860, but Plunkett likened it to the virtual tours or walkthroughs employed by online real estate listing services like Redfin, Zillow, or Rightmove in the UK. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

The creative director likened his process this season to the idea of a mosaic, a creative method that creates large works from a series of smaller parts. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Chad Berginnis, the director of the ASFM, likened the minimum federal requirements to a standard recipe and said states can do more. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026

Any matters requiring legal enforcement are referred directly to the Texas judicial system, said the tribunal, which likened its work to the services provided by Jewish Beth Din courts and Catholic ecclesiastical tribunals. — David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Head coach Chris Armas has likened it to trying to build a house in a hurricane. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk likened the catastrophe to Pearl Harbor. — Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026