Likening
Likening noun - The act of comparing similarities.
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Synonyms for Likening
Resemblance and likening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resemblance" instead a noun "Likening".
Resemblance
Resemblance noun - A point which two or more things share in common.
Likening and resemblance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Likening" instead a noun "Resemblance".
Nearby Words: resembling, resembled
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Related pairs
- affinity and likening
- affinity and resemblance
- approach and likening
- approach and resemblance
- connection and likening
- connection and resemblance
- comparison and likening
- comparison and resemblance
- match and likening
- match and resemblance
- association and likening
- association and resemblance
- relation and likening
- relation and resemblance
Both words in one sentence
- Textual Celebrity Resemblance is where a prose work describes a character by likening them to a real-world celebrity.
Source: Trope Distinctions / A to C
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