analogous

adjective

Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)

(biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.

Roots

anaana- · Greek · up, back logos-log · Greek · ratio, proportion

Synonyms for analogous

akinadj analogicaladj similaradj comparableadj correspondingadj equivalentn equipollentadj parallelingv tantamountadj correlativen

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The word analogous breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: ana-, from Greek ana (“up, back”); and -log, from Greek logos (“ratio, proportion”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.