ANALOGIZED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

analogized

verb

past tense of analogize

as in compared

to describe as similar analogized the White House scandal to a cancer that was spreading to every internal organ of the body

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Recent Examples of analogized If the population could be analogized to a single human body, then its immune system would rely on a concert of action and purpose between each cell. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026 Some have analogized ultralights to other planes as motorcycles are to cars, which begins to explain the stigma some pilots have seen applied to the recreational act of flying them, particularly when launched from airports. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025

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The oldest group now has roughly 15x the wealth of the youngest, compared with about 9x three years earlier.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The company claims its system can reduce filament waste by up to 85% and printing time by up to 80% compared with conventional single-nozzle multi-color methods.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

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Blackwell equated Robinson’s impact to that of Sidney Poitier, Thurgood Marshall and Jackie Robinson.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The character is a type-A perfect student who never has a single hair out of place — a way of being that Gerber has stepped into after years in the fashion industry where perfection is often equated with sublime beauty.

— Michel Ghanem, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

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