Synonyms of likens

likens

verb

present tense third-person singular of liken

1

as in compares

to describe as similar

he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compares
• equates
• refers
• analogizes
• relates
• connects
• alludes
• assimilates
• links
• brackets
• couples
• associates
• parallels
• equals
• matches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contrasts

2

as in identifies

to regard or represent as equal or comparable

I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compares
• identifies
• connects
• equates
• relates
• classifies
• correlates
• links
• matches
• joins
• groups
• categorizes
• associates
• sorts
• classes
• grades
• lumps (together)
• assorts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distinguishes
• separates
• differentiates
• discriminates
• discerns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of likens

Harkness likens Lamb to an old marionette-maker who no longer pulls the strings. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Showalter jokingly likens the manuscript to the Ring in The Lord of the Rings. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

The company likens Sentry to a security checkpoint outside the OpenShell workspace. — Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Neveu likens it to how a snowman will appear deformed once the sun's heat begins to melt it. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Giannetos likens the L’Oréal Paris Elvive Total Repair 5 Damage-Erasing Balm to a deep salon-level treatment but from the comfort of your own home. — Kim Grundy, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Co-author David Paige of the University of California, Los Angeles, likens it to gardening. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Wickersham says, with only the slightest of chuckles, that every quarterback is something of a sociopath and likens them to politicians in the middle of a race. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Oberholzer likens the series to the Ashes, the Australia–England contest that turned a bilateral rivalry into one of sport’s most valuable commercial properties. — Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026