Analogously

Part of speech: adverb

Pronunciation: /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs.li/

Definitions

1. In a fashion that highlights correspondence between disparate subjects based on shared characteristics
2. In a way that emphasizes parallels and similarities between different situations or concepts
3. In a manner that illustrates comparisons by drawing connections between differing instances or ideas

Etymology: "Analogously" is simply "analogous" with the adverbial ending "-ly" attached, so its story is really the story of that ending. The adjective "analogous" comes from the Greek "analogos," meaning "proportionate," and reached English through Latin "analogus." The suffix that turns it into an adverb traces back much further: it descends from an ancient Germanic word for "body" or "form," which is also the source of "like," as in "similar in form." Over many centuries, that word was worn down into the little ending "-ly," so "analogously" literally means "in a form like" the analogous relationship, or "in the same way."

Synonyms: similarly, likewise

Antonyms: dissimilarly