liken sb/sth to sb/sth
— phrasal verb with liken uk/ˈlaɪ.kən/us/ˈlaɪ.kən/verb
to say that someone is similar to or has the same qualities as someone else:
She's been likened to a young Elizabeth Taylor.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Comparing and contrasting
- against
- analogy
- antithesis
- as against idiom
- balance
- balance sth against sth
- benchmark
- compare
- comparison
- competitive
- contrast
- contrastive
- gold standard
- relative
- relatively
- set
- simile
- stack up
- vis-à-vis
- work-life balance
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