analogical
analogical — adjective
- analogicalpositive
- more analogicalcomparative
- most analogicalsuperlative
1. describing a way of reasoning, explaining, or arguing that works by drawing a co
describing a way of reasoning, explaining, or arguing that works by drawing a comparison between two different things and showing how they are alike
Padma used analogical reasoning to explain how the heart works like a pump.
collocation: analogical reasoning
Reuben's analogical argument compared the spread of ideas to the spread of a virus.
collocation: analogical argument
The professor drew an analogical connection between the structure of a cell and a factory.
Nkechi found the analogical link between musical harmony and social harmony quite convincing.
Haruto's essay used analogical thinking to explore how learning a language resembles learning to drive.
- metaphorical
more common in everyday language and literature; draws on imagery rather than logical comparison
- figurative
broader term for non-literal language; less tied to structured reasoning
- comparative
describes any kind of comparison without the reasoning dimension
- literal
describes language or thinking that takes words at face value, without drawing comparisons
用法筆記
Typically modifies nouns such as reasoning, thinking, argument, connection, or link. Common in academic writing, philosophy, and linguistics.