analogues
Things resembling others
Analogues are things similar or comparable to other things—counterparts across different contexts.
A drug analogue has a similar chemical structure to another compound.
Historical analogues help us understand current events by comparison: The Roman Empire's decline offers analogues to modern geopolitical shifts.
In biology, analogous structures serve similar functions despite different origins.
Also spelled analogs, especially in American English and scientific contexts.
Corresponding person or thing
- equivalentSame in value or function
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- matchGame between opponents
peer · twin · coequal · homologue · correlate · replica · duplicate · substitute
Produced artificially, not natural
- biomimeticMimicking biological systems
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- precursorSomething that comes first
- compoundCombined into one
derivative · structural · functional · chemical · molecular · enzyme · receptor · drug
Likeness between things
- akinRelated in nature
- alikeSharing key features
- similarResembling another thing
- correspondingMatching in character
comparable · homologous · cognate · kindred · affinity · congruent · approximation · likeness
Corresponding biological element
- cognateWord sharing etymological origin
- vestigialReduced, without current function
- convergentTending toward union
- evolutionaryPertaining to gradual biological change
ancestral · phylogenetic · morphological · species · mammalian · primate · vertebrate · anatomical
counterpart
Corresponding person or thing
- equivalentSame in value or function
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
match · peer · twin · coequal · homologue · correlate · replica · duplicate · substitute · replacement
synthetic
Produced artificially, not natural
- biomimeticMimicking biological systems
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- precursorSomething that comes first
compound · derivative · structural · functional · chemical · molecular · enzyme · receptor · drug · inhibitor
resemblance
Likeness between things
corresponding · comparable · homologous · cognate · kindred · affinity · congruent · approximation · likeness · semblance
homologue
Corresponding biological element
- cognateWord sharing etymological origin
- vestigialReduced, without current function
- convergentTending toward union
evolutionary · ancestral · phylogenetic · morphological · species · mammalian · primate · vertebrate · anatomical
analoguesopposites
Terms with contrary meanings
antitheses · contrasts · counterexamples · contradictions · inverses
analoguesoriginals
Authentic first versions
prototypes · archetypes · sources · models · the real thing
analoguesduplicates
Identical reproductions
replicas · clones · facsimiles · carbon copies · identical twins
- analogue clockTimepiece with rotating hands
- analogue watchWatch displaying hands
- analogue watchesClocks worn with hands
- analogue horrorHorror mimicking degraded recordings