Synonyms of likening

likening 1 of 2

noun

as in comparison

Related Words

• comparison
• analogy
• equation
• equivalence
• association
• equivalency
• parity
• affinity
• linkage
• relation
• par
• relationship
• connection
• correlation
• interrelation
• similarity
• semblance
• resemblance
• identity
• likeness
• parallelism
• correspondence
• comparability
• similitude
• sameness
• identicalness
• alikeness
• community

Dissimilar Words

• difference
• disagreement
• disparity
• discrepancy
• dissimilarity
• distinctness
• distinctiveness
• unlikeness
• inequality
• conflict
• polarity
• incongruity
• incompatibility
• dissimilitude
• incongruence
• disparateness
• nonconformity
• dichotomy
• incongruousness
• imbalance
• discriminability
• differentiability
• disproportion
• distinguishability
• anomalousness
• nonequivalence

likening

2 of 2

verb

present participle of liken

1

as in comparing

to describe as similar

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comparing
• equating
• linking
• referring
• analogizing
• assimilating
• connecting
• relating
• alluding
• bracketing
• associating
• coupling
• paralleling
• matching
• equaling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contrasting

2

as in equating

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

• comparing
• equating
• identifying
• connecting
• linking
• relating
• correlating
• matching
• classifying
• associating
• joining
• grouping
• categorizing
• classing
• grading
• sorting
• lumping (together)
• assorting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• distinguishing
• differentiating
• discriminating
• discerning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of likening

Verb

His bravado in attacking opponents’ campaign donors has earned him the moniker Meek Mill, likening his attacks to the rapper’s’ spitfire energy fueled from his time as a battle rapper. — Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026

Prediction market platforms and their proponents say trading contracts on the markets is not the same as betting, likening it instead to trading on the stock market. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Gone is a hadith likening Christians and Jews to maimed animals; 11th-grade students now learn about coexistence from the Prophet Muhammad’s treaties with Christians and Jews. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The article highlights the immense challenge of monitoring and universally regulating AI's speed, likening it to nuclear agreements needing verification. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Mike Flanagan teases his approach to The Mist, likening it to his Carrie TV series. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

The church leader in charge of translating and distributing biblical literature around the world made an impassioned call for funds, likening the texts to life-giving rain. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Amazon shoppers are enamored with Allswifit’s cushy, highly supportive walking and running shoes, even likening them to Hoka sneakers. — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Sources additionally say that officers have burnt out while working overtime month after month — all on top of functioning in an already tense and dangerous environment, likening the situation to a powder keg ready to blow. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026