analogous

analogous is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to.
2. adjective. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin

   "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"

3. adjective. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

   "brains and computers are often considered analogous"

   "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"

   Synonyms: correspondent

Synonyms

correspondent

Common word forms

analogously, analogousness

Words from these letters

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