analogously

By the same logic

Analogously means in a way that draws a comparison or parallel between two things that share similar features or relationships.

It signals that what applies in one case can be extended to another by virtue of their likeness.

The brain processes visual information in layers; analogously, neural networks use stacked processing stages.

The word is common in academic and technical writing where reasoning by analogy helps explain unfamiliar concepts through familiar ones.

comparison

similarly

In comparable fashion

proportionally · likewise · comparatively · commensurately · equally · parallel · congruently · symmetrically · reciprocally · conformably

metaphor

figuratively

In non-literal terms

illustratively · parabolically · emblematically · allusively · suggestively · evocatively · poetically · typologically · metaphorically · imaginatively

reasoning

inferentially

By drawing conclusions

comparatively · argumentatively · hypothetically · theoretically · systematically · methodically · rationally · analytically · heuristically · schematically

Opposites
manner of comparison/similarity

analogouslydifferently

In another manner

dissimilarly · contrastingly · disparately · distinctly · divergently

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