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Analogously vs Similarly - What's the difference?

analogously | similarly |

As adverbs the difference between analogously and similarly

is that analogously is in an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy while similarly is in a like style or manner.

analogously

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.

    • similarly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (manner) In a like style or manner.
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    • , title= Obama goes troll-hunting , passage=The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.}}
  • (conjunctive) (Used to link similar items)

    • Synonyms

    * (in a like style or manner) likewise