Likening

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  • verb. Present participle of liken.
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  • noun. the act of comparing similarities
  • Word Usage
    "A son of former U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley, Michael has cut a distinctive figure in Italy with his shaved head, his New Jersey roots and a nickname likening him to Omar Bradley, the famed World War II general."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-stem
    liken