Synonyms for liken
ˈlaɪ kənliken

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1. compare, liken, equateverb

   consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

   "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"

   Synonyms:
   correspond, equate, equalize, equal, compare, equalise, match

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1. • Consider

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1. likenverb

   Synonyms:
   compare, show the resemblance of

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1. likenverb

   Synonyms:
   compare

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1. List of paraphrases for "liken":

   compare, assimilate

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1. Terrill Schrock:

   It's like a museum, it's a storehouse of historical information, cultural information, ecological information. When a language like that dies, you could liken it to a library burning down. Losing a window to the past that will never be recovered in the future.

2. Kahlil Gibran:

   Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife.

3. Andrew Erickson:

   China's navy is receiving warships so quickly that Chinese sources liken this to dumping dumplings into soup broth.

4. Joe Russo:

   We like to liken it to a fight at a wedding, it's something that's been brewing in a family for some time and something happens that instigates a fall-out amongst all of the characters so relevancy and topicality are really important to us because it makes the audience feel like it's part of their world.

5. Jim Christiana:

   I liken it to the Philadelphia Eagles losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in week two.