analogous

Questions about analogous

What does analogous mean?

analogous means "similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in analogous?

analogous has 4 syllables: a-nal-o-gous. The stress falls on "nal". In IPA it is /əˈnæləɡəs/.

What is another word for analogous?

Close synonyms include correspondent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of analogous?

The recorded antonyms are homologous, heterologous.

Is analogous a common word?

analogous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.