analogy

As nouns the difference between analogy and metaphors

is that analogy is a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation while metaphors is plural of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between analogy and classification

is that analogy is a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation while classification is the act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc, according to some common relations or attributes.

As a noun analogy

is a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

As a verb analyze is

to subject to analysis.

As nouns the difference between analogy and illustration

is that analogy is a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation while illustration is the act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

As nouns the difference between analogy and induction

is that analogy is a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation while induction is an act of inducting.

As nouns the difference between analogy and deduction

is that analogy is a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation while deduction is that which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.

As nouns the difference between idiom and analogy

is that idiom is a manner of speaking, a way of expressing oneself while analogy is a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

As nouns the difference between analogy and identical

is that analogy is a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation while identical is something which has exactly the same properties as something else.

As an adjective identical is

bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

As nouns the difference between analogy and fallacy

is that analogy is a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation while fallacy is deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.

As nouns the difference between analogy and kindred

is that analogy is a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation while kindred is distant and close relatives, collectively.

As an adjective kindred is

of the same nature.