analogy
nounA comparison that uses a relevant similarity to explain or understand something.
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Clear all filtersA comparison that uses a relevant similarity to explain or understand something.
So mild or uncontroversial that it is unlikely to offend.
A strong feeling of dislike or aversion.
Resembling or reverting to an ancestral or primitive pattern.
Different from the usual pattern or type.
Unlike the usual type
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A strong dislike that creates a wish to avoid something.
Very pale, thin, and corpse-like in appearance.
An imagined hope or creation unlikely to be realized; also a mythical composite creature.
An imagined hope or creation unlikely to be realized; also a mythical composite creature
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Similar enough in relevant respects to be meaningfully compared.
Having the ability and knowledge needed to perform a task adequately.
Likely to cause disagreement, or inclined to argue.
Likely to provoke disagreement
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To regard with strong contempt or intense dislike.
To discourage an action or make it less likely to occur.
To dislike someone or something intensely.
Unwilling or reluctant because of a lack of interest or a mild dislike.
Different in kind or difficult to compare directly.
Different in important qualities or characteristics.
Suited to a celebration or marked by a cheerful, celebratory mood.
To anticipate or recognize that something is likely to happen.
Consisting of similar elements or having a relatively uniform composition.
Not seeming reasonable or believable.
Unlikely to happen or to be true.
Having a tendency or willingness to think or act in a particular way.
So similar that a meaningful difference cannot be recognized.
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