analogous.

Comparable because of a similar relationship, structure, or function rather than full identity.

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Words that belong together

• analogous situation
• analogous process

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The process was analogous to a feedback loop.

She examined an analogous situation in another country.

The two structures had analogous functions.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic. Forms: More analogous; most analogous where degree is meaningful; relational uses are normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.