analogise
Find shared patterns
To analogise is to draw an analogy—to explain or understand something by comparing it to something else: She analogised the immune system to an army defending a castle.
The word appears more in British English; Americans typically spell it analogize.
The practice is central to teaching, argument, and creative thinking.
Assess relative likeness
- likenCompare to another
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- contrastNotable difference between things
- equateTreat as equivalent
juxtapose · correlate · match · align · benchmark · differentiate · distinguish · assess
Point of connection
- associationGroup with shared aim
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- relationshipConnection between entities
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
affinity · kinship · interconnection · tie · bond · bridge · mapping · nexus
Implied identity comparison
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- representationDepiction or likeness
exemplify · depiction · model · diagram · illustrate · demonstrate · elucidate · clarify
Mental understanding of meaning
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- graspSeize or understand
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- apprehendSeize or understand
interpret · perception · cognition · discernment · realization · illuminate · clarify · make sense
Conclusion reached through reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- extrapolationExtending data beyond bounds
- syllogismFormal deductive argument structure
argumentation · rationale · premise · conclusion · proposition · abstraction · corollary · logic
compare
Assess relative likeness
equate · juxtapose · correlate · match · align · benchmark · differentiate · distinguish · assess · evaluate
link
Point of connection
- associationGroup with shared aim
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- relationshipConnection between entities
correspondence · affinity · kinship · interconnection · tie · bond · bridge · mapping · nexus · interrelation
metaphor
Implied identity comparison
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
representation · exemplify · depiction · model · diagram · illustrate · demonstrate · elucidate · clarify · explain
comprehension
Mental understanding of meaning
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- graspSeize or understand
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
apprehend · interpret · perception · cognition · discernment · realization · illuminate · clarify · make sense · contextualize
inference
Conclusion reached through reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- extrapolationExtending data beyond bounds
syllogism · argumentation · rationale · premise · conclusion · proposition · abstraction · corollary · logic · validity
analogisedifferentiate
Identify differences between things
distinguish · contrast · particularise · compartmentalise · separate
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