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Is an analogy the opposite

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12y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

No. An antonym is a word meaning more or less the opposite of a given word.

An analogy is a comparison of situational similarities, such as how the bark of a tree is analogous to human skin: both are external protective layers.

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