liken

[lahy-kuhn] / ˈlaɪ kən /

VERB

compare

Synonyms

STRONGEST

equate relate

STRONG

allegorize approach assimilate balance correlate equal link match parallel resemble

WEAK

approximate to be in the same class as be on a par with bear comparison come up to distinguish between draw parallel identify with make like notice similarities put alongside show correspondence

Antonyms

STRONG

differ disconnect disproportion imbalance separate

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I liken them to upside-down waterfalls, accelerating the descent until they hit rocks.

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Ridgwell likens the process to a household cooling system working too hard.

From Science Daily

One likened the situation to being caught in a circle of hell.

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The Post likened him to Ichabod Crane, the fictional schoolmaster in the Washington Irving short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”

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De Wever, who only became prime minister in February, has likened the money to the fabled goose that laid the golden egg.

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