analogous

English Thesaurus

1. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin (adj.all)

domain category	:	biological science, biology,
definition	:	the science that studies living organisms (noun.cognition)

2. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar (adj.all)

similar	:	similar,
definition	:	marked by correspondence or resemblance (adj.all)

3. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin (adj.all)

antonym	:	homologous,
definition	:	having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function (adj.all)

antonym	:	heterologic, heterological, heterologous,
definition	:	not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin (adj.all)

4. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar (adj.all)

derivation	:	analogy,
definition	:	drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect (noun.act)

derivation	:	correspondence, parallelism,
definition	:	similarity by virtue of corresponding (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	analogy,
definition	:	an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	commensurateness, correspondence, proportionateness,
definition	:	the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	correspond, equate,
definition	:	be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics (verb.stative)

derivation	:	agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally,
definition	:	be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics (verb.stative)

derivation	:	correspond, represent, stand for,
definition	:	take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to (verb.stative)

5. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin (adj.all)

antonym	:	homologous,
definition	:	having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function (adj.all)

antonym	:	heterologic, heterological, heterologous,
definition	:	not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin (adj.all)

6. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar (adj.all)

derivation	:	analogy,
definition	:	drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect (noun.act)

derivation	:	correspondence, parallelism,
definition	:	similarity by virtue of corresponding (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	analogy,
definition	:	an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	commensurateness, correspondence, proportionateness,
definition	:	the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	correspond, equate,
definition	:	be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics (verb.stative)

derivation	:	agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally,
definition	:	be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics (verb.stative)

derivation	:	correspond, represent, stand for,
definition	:	take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to (verb.stative)