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Analogical meaning

Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.

Synonyms of Analogical

figurative nonliteral

Related words

Other words often associated with Analogical or its synonyms:

metonymic extended tropical poetic metaphoric literal metaphorical rhetorical figural representational

Using Analogical

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.
  • Useful related words include: figurative, nonliteral.
  • In the example corpus, analogical often appears in combinations such as: analogical reasoning.

Context around Analogical

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

widest 1×

Often after:

reasoning 2× rules 1× thinking 1×

Sentence patterns with Analogical

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

analogical reasoning often 1× centrality of analogical thinking to 1× generalized through analogical reasoning and 1× its widest analogical or metaphorical 1× other by analogical rules 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

analogical reasoning often 1× case markers then 1× the approaches treat 1× the critical step 1× thus it broadens 1×

Common sentence endings:

by analogical rules 1× or metaphorical sense 1× reasoning and reuse 1× to problem solving 1× to wrong conclusions 1×

Words around Analogical

Just before it in the word index:

analogic 5 analog 761 anally 10 analise 2 analisa 4 analis 2

Just after it in the word index:

analogies 58 analogous 340 analogously 36 analogs 33 analogue 166 analogues 41

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Analogical

  • In this selection, "analogical" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 17.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, widest, reasoning, rules and thinking stand out and add context to how "analogical" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include analogical reasoning often and centrality of analogical thinking to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "analogical" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with analogical

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Analogical reasoning often leads to wrong conclusions. (7 words)

Case markers then become generalized through analogical reasoning and reuse. (10 words)

The approaches treat these as whole words that are related to each other by analogical rules. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The critical step of finding a mapping between the problem and a pre-existing schema is often cited as supporting the centrality of analogical thinking to problem solving. (28 words)

Thus it broadens the range of sign systems and sign relations, and extends the definition of language in what amounts to its widest analogical or metaphorical sense. (27 words)

The approaches treat these as whole words that are related to each other by analogical rules. (16 words)

Example sentences (5)

Analogical reasoning often leads to wrong conclusions.

Case markers then become generalized through analogical reasoning and reuse.

The approaches treat these as whole words that are related to each other by analogical rules.

The critical step of finding a mapping between the problem and a pre-existing schema is often cited as supporting the centrality of analogical thinking to problem solving.

Thus it broadens the range of sign systems and sign relations, and extends the definition of language in what amounts to its widest analogical or metaphorical sense.

Common combinations with analogical

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "analogical" in a sentence?
An example: "Analogical reasoning often leads to wrong conclusions." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "analogical" from authentic English texts.
What does "analogical" mean?
Analogical means: Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.
What are synonyms of "analogical"?
Common synonyms of "analogical" include: figurative, nonliteral.
How many example sentences with "analogical" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "analogical", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.