Synonyms of likens

likens

verb

present tense third-person singular of liken

1

as in compares

to describe as similar

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compares
• equates
• refers
• analogizes
• relates
• connects
• alludes
• assimilates
• links
• brackets
• couples
• associates
• parallels
• equals
• matches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contrasts

2

as in identifies

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

• compares
• identifies
• connects
• equates
• relates
• classifies
• correlates
• links
• matches
• joins
• groups
• categorizes
• associates
• sorts
• classes
• grades
• lumps (together)
• assorts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distinguishes
• separates
• differentiates
• discriminates
• discerns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of likens

Co-author David Paige of the University of California, Los Angeles, likens it to gardening. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Wickersham says, with only the slightest of chuckles, that every quarterback is something of a sociopath and likens them to politicians in the middle of a race. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Oberholzer likens the series to the Ashes, the Australia–England contest that turned a bilateral rivalry into one of sport’s most valuable commercial properties. — Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Approaching the story with proper assiduity would not be quick work, and Campion likens the quest to Ahab’s pursuit of the white whale. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

Schwaba likens individual genetic variants to grains of sand on a beach. — Jessica Craig, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

The veteran comic likens the creative control he’s been granted to a second-string quarterback being entrusted to lead the team. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Advertisement Board chair Bret Taylor likens the AI competition to a chessboard whose critical squares include frontier capability, the price and performance of each token, and the products wrapped around the models. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Gene Towsel likens the drought in church choirs, especially in the Black church, to biblical times. — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026