liken
Say it resembles
To liken one thing to another is to compare them, pointing out a resemblance: Critics likened the novel to Dickens.
The word implies an explicit comparison rather than a metaphor—you're saying X is like Y, not that X is Y.
She likened the experience to being underwater.
comparison
Assess relative likeness
- analogyExplanatory likeness between things
- similarityState of being alike
- resemblanceLikeness between things
- parallelEquidistant at all points
metaphor · simile · analogue · juxtaposition · correlation · affinity · equivalence · congruence
compare
Assess relative likeness
- analogyExplanatory likeness between things
- similarityState of being alike
- resemblanceLikeness between things
parallel · metaphor · simile · analogue · juxtaposition · correlation · affinity · equivalence · congruence · homology
- comparison verbscompare, contrast, differentiate, distinguish, juxtapose
- internet slangomg, yolo, hashtag, yeet, sus
comparison and similarity assertion
likencontrast
Notable difference between things
differentiate · distinguish · dissociate · separate · oppose
- look likeAppear similar to
- most likelyHaving highest probability
- I like youStatement of favorable regard
- would likePolite expression of wanting
- feel likeDesire informally expressed
- like thisIn this fashion
like, likely, alike, unlike, liking, dislike, likeness, disliked, likeable