analogical

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.

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OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English analogic →
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Meanings

adjectiveanalogical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.

    Synonyms: analogic, analogistic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.

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analogicanalogistic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveexpressing, composed of, or based on an analogy

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figurativenonliteral
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analogicanalogisticfigurativenonliteral

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishanalogic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishanalogical

From analogic + -al.

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Translations

Catalan analògic
  • analògicanalogical
Danish analogisk
  • analogiskanalogical
Esperanto analogia
  • analogiaanalogical
Finnish analoginen
  • analoginenanalogical
French analogique
  • analogiqueanalogical
German analogisch, Analogie-
  • analogischanalogical
  • Analogie-analogical
Irish analachúil
  • analachúilanalogical
Italian analogico
  • analogicoanalogical
Norwegian Bokmål analogisk
  • analogiskanalogical
Polish analogiczny
  • analogicznyanalogical
Portuguese analógico
  • analógicoanalogical
Spanish analógico
  • analógicoanalogical
Swedish analogisk
  • analogiskanalogical
Cite this entry
APA

analogical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analogical

MLA

“analogical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analogical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “analogical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analogical.

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