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What are some synonyms and antonyms for analogy?

What are some synonyms and antonyms for analogy?

Synonyms & Antonyms of analogy

  • circumlocution,
  • code word,
  • conceit,
  • crank,
  • dead metaphor,
  • euphemism,
  • metaphor,
  • simile.

What is the opposite of deficient?

Opposite of insufficient or inadequate in something. excessive. immoderate. extravagant. extreme.

What are antonyms for analogy?

antonyms for analogy

  • difference.
  • dissimilarity.
  • unlikeness.
  • disagreement.

What’s the opposite of nutritional deficiency?

What is the opposite of deficiency?

abundance sufficiency
profuseness adequacy
profusion slew
superabundance cornucopia
plenteousness plentitude

What are the examples of synonym analogy?

Take a look at these analogies with synonym relationships:

  • friendly is to kind as mean is to aggressive.
  • rough is to scratchy as smooth is to silky.
  • delicious is to yummy as gross is to yucky.
  • adorable is to cute as scary is to creepy.

What is the opposite of nutrient deficiency?

What is the synonym of weakness?

1’his illness resulted in weakness for the rest of his life’ frailty, feebleness, enfeeblement, puniness, fragility, delicateness, delicacy, weakliness. infirmity, sickness, sickliness, shakiness, debility, incapacity, indisposition, decrepitude, enervation, fatigue, exhaustion, tiredness.

Which is a near antonym for the word deficiency?

Near Antonyms for deficiency. bountifulness, copiousness. excess, overabundance, oversupply, surfeit, surplus. Antonyms for deficiency.

How are synonyms and antonyms used in an analogy?

One way analogies are set up is using synonyms (words that mean the same thing) and antonyms (words that are opposites). An analogy using SYNONYMS might look like this: TWELVE : DOZEN : : THREE : TRIO Twelve means the same as a dozen, just like three means the same as a trio.

Which is the opposite of cold in an analogy?

Some analogies use antonyms. An analogy using ANTONYMS might look like this: Hot is the opposite of cold, just as day is the opposite of night.

What’s the difference between an antonym and a synonym?

A synonym is a word that has the same, or similar, meaning compared to another word. An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning compared to another word. If we consider the word we don’t understand in the context of antonyms and synonyms we do understand, we’ll likely get close to the meaning of the word that is challenging us.

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