Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun analogy

3 senses of analogy

Sense 1
analogy -- (an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others)
       => inference, illation -- (the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation)

Sense 2
analogy -- (drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up")
       => comparison, comparing -- (the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator")

Sense 3
doctrine of analogy, analogy -- (the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate)
       => religion, faith, religious belief -- (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality")