adj · academic
analogous
/əˈnæləɡəs/a·NAL·o·gous
Band 7+task2task1speaking
comparable in certain respects, allowing an analogy to be drawn
Examples
“The human brain is often regarded as analogous to a computer in processing information.”
“We can draw an analogous conclusion from studies in other countries.”
“Their relationship is analogous to that between teacher and student.”
Band 8 sentence
“The governance structure in that corporation is analogous to a federal system, with distinct layers of authority balancing one another.”
Collocations
- be analogous to
- draw an analogy
Word family
analogous adjanalogy nanalogously adv
Common mistakes
using 'similar to' in formal comparison where 'analogous to' is better→analogous
Say it for a higher band
5similar→6comparable→7+analogous
Synonyms
similar
Easily confused
similar
“The two cultures are similar in many customs.”
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