analogous

Meaning

1. Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
2. Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.

Synonyms

similar

like

alike

correspondent

comparable

analog

corresponding

analogue

uniform

parallel

analogical

homogeneous

unvarying

equivalent

equal

consistent

akin

similarity

resemble

likeness

resemblance

respondent

similarly

simile

simulative

suchlike

like one another

similar to

mimical

resembling one another

same in appearance

analog type

accordant

rough summary

according to

anal

analgesic

analogy

answering

commensurate

conformable

congruent

contrasting

exactly

look like

mimetic

parallelism

parity

propinquity

proportionable

Translations

análogo

analogue

analogo

analog

análogo

analoog

analogique

overeenkomend

anàleg

gelijksoortig

simile

entsprechend

analoge

affine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/

Etymology

From Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́λογος (ănắlogos); Its English equivalent is analogue + -ous. The application to similar features of organisms is nearly as old as the general sense. Recognizably modern uses of the second sense, distinguishing analogous from homologous, appear in the mid-19th century.