AWL Sublist 9 · Academic Word

analogous

/əˈnæləɡəs/ Syllables: a·ˈnal·o·gous

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

Similar in certain ways, allowing comparison between different things or situations.

Synonyms

comparable similar parallel

Antonyms

dissimilar unrelated

Translations

analogous in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

مماثل، مشابه

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

يشبه شيئًا آخر بطرق معينة، مما يسمح بالمقارنة لتوضيح الفهم.

Easy Explanation

Analogous means comparable in some important way. Biologists use analogous structures to explain how unrelated species solve similar problems.

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Memory TipAnalogy is comparison — analogous describes things that compare well.

Contextual Examples

The historian drew an analogous case from nineteenth-century reform debates to interpret current policy.

Analogous patterns in two datasets suggested a shared mechanism despite different sampling methods.

Students found the proof easier after the tutor presented an analogous problem from geometry.

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