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- [lahy-kuh n]
- /ˈlaɪ kən/
- /ˈlaɪk.ənd/
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- [lahy-kuh n]
- /ˈlaɪ kən/
Definitions of likened word
- verb with object likened to represent as similar or like; compare: to liken someone to a weasel. 1
- noun likened Simple past tense and past participle of liken. 1
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Origin of likened
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
First recorded in 1275-1325, liken is from the Middle English word liknen. See like1, -en1
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Parts of speech for Likened
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
likened popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
likened usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for likened
verb likened
- compared — to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.
- equated — Simple past tense and past participle of equate.
- related — associated; connected.
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- allegorized — Simple past tense and past participle of allegorize.
Antonyms for likened
verb likened
- contrasted — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- differed — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- disconnected — disjointed; broken.
- disproportioned — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
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