liken

Questions about liken

What does liken mean?

liken means "consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous".

How many syllables are in liken?

liken has 2 syllables: li-ken. The stress falls on "li". In IPA it is /ˈlaɪkən/.

What is another word for liken?

Close synonyms include compare, equate. 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.

Is liken a common word?

liken 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.

What rhymes with liken?

1 word rhymes with liken. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.