| Main Entry: | homologous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
Synonyms: |
alike, analogous, autologous, correspondent, corresponding, homologized, related |
| Notes: | homologus features are those that were originally the same in evolutionary development but have adapted differently (arms of humans, forelegs of cats, etc.); analogous features are those that resemble one another in function but are traceable back to completely different origins |
Antonyms: |
dissimilar, heterologous, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | analogous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, similar |
Synonyms: |
akin, alike, comparable, consonant, convertible, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, homologous, interchangeable, kindred, like, parallel, related, resembling, undifferentiated, uniform |
| Notes: | homologus features are those that were originally the same in evolutionary development but have adapted differently (arms of humans, forelegs of cats, etc.); analogous features are those that resemble one another in function but are traceable back to completely different origins when a comparison is of such a nature that it comprises three terms, then comparable is the word to use; when it comprises four terms, the relation requires the word analogous |
Antonyms: |
disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, unalike, unlike, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alike |
Synonyms: |
according, balanced, break even, commensurate, comparable, coordinate, correspondent, corresponding, double, duplicate, egalitarian, equivalent, evenly matched, fifty-fifty, homologous, identic, identical, indistinguishable, invariable, level, look-alike, matched, matching, one and the same, parallel, proportionate, same, same difference, spit and image, stack up with, tantamount, to the same degree, two peas in pod, uniform, unvarying |
Antonyms: |
different, not alike, unequal, unlike, unmatched, variable, varying |
| Main Entry: | equivalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | same, similar |
Synonyms: |
agnate, akin, alike, analogous, carbon, commensurate, comparable, convertible, copy, correlative, correspondent, corresponding, ditto*, duplicate, equal, even, homologous, identical, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, of a kind, parallel, proportionate, reciprocal, same difference, substitute, synonymous, tantamount |
Antonyms: |
changeable, different, dissimilar, mismatched, unequal, unlike |
| Main Entry: | homogenous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar, comparable |
Synonyms: |
akin, alike, analogous, cognate, consistent, homologous, identical, kindred, like, uniform, unvarying |
Antonyms: |
different, discrete, dissimilar, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, varied |
| Main Entry: | like |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
Synonyms: |
according to, agnate, akin, alike, allied, allying, analogous, approximating, approximative, close, coextensive, cognate, commensurate, comparable, compatible, conforming, congeneric, congenerous, consistent, consonant, corresponding, double, equal, equaling, equivalent, homologous, identical, in the manner of, jibing, matching, much the same, near, not far from, not unlike, on the order of, parallel, related, relating, resembling, same, selfsame, such, twin, undifferentiated, uniform |
Antonyms: |
different, dissimilar, unlike |