similar — I adjective agreeing, allied, analogous, approximate, close, cognate, collateral, companion, comparable, conformable, congeneric, congenerical, congruent, connatural, consimilar, consubstantial, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent,… … Law dictionary
Analogous — A*nal o*gous, a. [L. analogous, Gr. ? according to a due ratio, proportionate; ? + ? ratio, proportion. See {Logic}.] Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; often followed by to. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
analogous — is pronounced with a hard g. It should properly be used in contexts involving definite comparisons that justify the notion of analogy • (Terrorism is more analogous to a virulent, malignant illness, a plague that needs to be exposed, contained… … Modern English usage
analogous — I adjective akin, alike, allied, analogical, associated, coequal, cognate, comparable, correlative, correspondent, corresponding, equipollent, equivalent, homologous, kindred, like, matching, parallel, related, resembling, same, similar, similis… … Law dictionary
similar — *like, alike, analogous, comparable, akin, parallel, uniform, identical Analogous words: *same, equivalent, equal, identical: corresponding, correlative, complementary, *reciprocal Antonyms: dissimilar Contrasted words: *different, disparate,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
analogous — [ə nal′ə gəs] adj. [L analogus < Gr analogos: see ANALOGY] 1. similar or comparable in certain respects 2. Biol. similar in function but not in origin and structure analogously adv … English World dictionary
analogous — *like, alike, similar, comparable, akin, parallel, uniform, identical Analogous words: corresponding, convertible (see RECIPROCAL): kindred, *related, allied, cognate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
analogous — similar in structure or function but independently evolved, e.g. the hard ray in the dorsal fin of the carp and the spines in the first dorsal fin of the perch are analogous structures … Dictionary of ichthyology
analogous — [adj] agreeing, similar akin, alike, comparable, consonant, convertible, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, homologous, interchangeable, kindred, like, parallel, related, resembling, undifferentiated, uniform; concepts 487,573 Ant.… … New thesaurus
similar — [adj] very much alike agnate, akin, allied, analogous, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, collateral, companion, comparable, complementary, congruent, congruous, consonant, consubstantial, correlative, corresponding, homogeneous, identical, in … New thesaurus
similar — adjective Etymology: French similaire, from Latin similis like, similar more at same Date: 1611 1. having characteristics in common ; strictly comparable 2. alike in substance or essentials ; corresponding < no two animal habitats are exactly… … New Collegiate Dictionary
