analogizes
Links by likeness
Analogizes means to draw an analogy—to explain or argue by comparing one thing to another.
Someone who analogizes the brain to a computer is using a familiar system to illuminate an unfamiliar one: The author analogizes social media to a public square.
The word appears most often in academic or analytical contexts where comparison is a method of argument.
Compares to something else
- equatesTreats as equivalent
- parallelsPoints of similarity
- correlatesVaries in relation to
- matchesPairs that align
relates · associates · juxtaposes · corresponds · aligns · approximates · mirrors · resembles
Makes something understandable
- clarifiesMakes more understandable
- elucidatesMakes something understandable
- illuminatesProvides light to
- simplifiesMakes less complex
demonstrates · illustrates · unpacks · breaks down · contextualizes · translates · scaffolds · demystifies
Stands for abstractly
- representsStands in for
- allegorizesExpresses through extended metaphor
- personifiesRepresents as human
- figuresNumerical values or forms
alludes · evokes · embodies · typifies · stands for · signifies · depicts · characterizes
Derives by reasoning
- deducesReaches by reasoning
- reasonsBases for conclusions
- extrapolatesEstimates beyond known data
- generalizesForms broad principles
extends · theorizes · hypothesizes · induces · exemplifies · illustrates · demonstrates · models
likens
Compares to something else
- equatesTreats as equivalent
- parallelsPoints of similarity
- correlatesVaries in relation to
matches · relates · associates · juxtaposes · corresponds · aligns · approximates · mirrors · resembles
explains
Makes something understandable
- clarifiesMakes more understandable
- elucidatesMakes something understandable
- illuminatesProvides light to
simplifies · demonstrates · illustrates · unpacks · breaks down · contextualizes · translates · scaffolds · demystifies · conveys
symbolizes
Stands for abstractly
- representsStands in for
- allegorizesExpresses through extended metaphor
- personifiesRepresents as human
figures · alludes · evokes · embodies · typifies · stands for · signifies · depicts · characterizes
infers
Derives by reasoning
- deducesReaches by reasoning
- reasonsBases for conclusions
- extrapolatesEstimates beyond known data
generalizes · extends · theorizes · hypothesizes · induces · exemplifies · illustrates · demonstrates · models
analogizesdefines
States exact meaning
specifies · enumerates · itemizes · delineates · explicates
analogizesdifferentiates
Identifies distinguishing features
distinguishes · contrasts · discriminates · separates · dissociates