Antonyms for liken
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lahy-kuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪ kən |
Definition of liken
Origin :- late 13c., "to represent as like," from like (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Likened; likening.
- verb compare
- If we liken them to gold, she has made her assay and says the gold is pure.
- Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
- "You do well to liken yourself to the melancholy Jaques," she replied.
- Extract from : « Loss and Gain » by John Henry Newman
- “Yes, yes; but it becomes not me to liken myself to such a man,” he answered.
- Extract from : « The Golden Grasshopper » by W.H.G. Kingston
- There are descriptions of the creeper's music which liken it to a wren's.
- Extract from : « Birds in the Bush » by Bradford Torrey
- It's no that difficult to busk the hooks; maybe you would be liken' to try.
- Extract from : « Morag » by Janet Milne Rae
- Perhaps we may liken it most to a bubble such as boys blow from soap suds.
- Extract from : « The Lady of Lynn » by Walter Besant
- When there is no wind at all we may liken it to the navigation of a smooth lake or pond.
- Extract from : « My Airships » by Alberto Santos-Dumont
- The temple is dedicated to a warlike goddess whom one might liken to Athena.
- Extract from : « Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV » by Aubrey Stewart
- It is impossible to liken this object to any familiar shape, for it resembles none.
- Extract from : « Zion National Park » by Various
- Unto what shall I liken these kingdoms, that ye may understand?
- Extract from : « History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints » by Joseph Smith
Synonyms for liken
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