Analogies and Antonyms

Some characteristic analogies will focus on a characteristic of something else.

Dog: Paw – The foot of a dog is its paw.

Lady: Lovely – A lady has a lovely personality.

Some characteristic analogies will focus on something that is NOT a characteristic of something else.

Desert: Humidity – A desert does not have humidity.

Job: Unemployed – A person without a job is unemployed.

Quick: Considered – A quick decision is often not very considered.

Source

Casting: Metal – A casting is made from metal.

Forest: Trees – A forest is composed of trees.

Slogans: Banners – A slogan is printed on banners.

Location

Eiffel Tower: Paris – The Eiffel Tower is a structure in Paris.

Welsh: Wales – The Welsh are the inhabitants of Wales.

Pound: England – The pound is the monetary unit of England.

Sequential

One: Two – These are consecutive numbers.

Birth: Death – These are the first and last events of a life or project.

Spring: Summer – The season of Spring immediately precedes Summer.

Reciprocal

Parent: Child – A parent cannot exist without a child.

Power: Work – Power is a function of work.

Owner: Possession – For possession to occur, there must be an owner.

Cause/Effect

Storm: Hail – Hail can be caused by a storm.

Heat: Fire – Heat results from a fire.

Monotony: Boredom – Boredom is a consequence of monotony.

Creator/Creation

Carpenter: House – A carpenter builds a house.

Painter: Portrait – A painter makes a portrait.

Burroughs: Tarzan – Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote the novel Tarzan.

Provider/Provision

Job: Salary – A job provides a salary.

Therapist: Treatment – A therapist treats patients.

Army: Defense – An army enables national defense.

Object/Function

Pencil: Write – A pencil is used to write.

Pressure: Barometer – A barometer measures pressure.

Frown: Unhappy – A frown shows unhappiness.

User/Tool

Carpenter: Hammer – A carpenter uses a hammer.

Teacher: Chalk – A teacher uses chalk.

Farmer: Tractor – A farmer drives a tractor.

Whole/Part

Door: House – A door is part of a house.

State: Country – A country is made up of states.

Day: Month – A month consists of many days.

Category

Door: Window – Both a door and a window are parts of a house.

Thigh: Shin – Both a thigh and a shin are parts of a leg.

Measles: Mumps – Both measles and mumps are types of diseases.

Synonym or Definition

These are analogies in which both terms have a similar meaning.

Chase: Pursue – Both of these terms mean to “go after”.

Achieve: Accomplish – Both of these terms refer to the successful attainment of a goal.

Satiate: Satisfy – Both of these terms mean to gratify a desire.

Antonym or Contrast

These are analogies in which both terms have an opposite meaning.

Disguise: Reveal – To disguise something is not to reveal it, but to conceal it.

Peace: War – Peace is a state in which there is no war.

Forget: Remember – The word “remember” means not to forget something.

Intensity

These are analogies in which either one term expresses a higher degree of something than the other term.

Exuberant: Happy – To be exuberant is to be extremely happy.

Break: Shatter – To shatter is to strongly break.

Deluge: Rain – A deluge is a heavy rain.

Word Part/ Meaning

These are analogies in which one term explains what the other term means.

Pre-: Before – The prefix “pre-“ means before; for example, predetermine means to determine before understanding or seeing all of the facts.

Excessiveness: -ard – The suffix “-ard” means to do something excessively; for example, a drunkard is someone that drinks excessively

Mis-: Poorly – The prefix “mis-“ means to do something poorly; for example, to misspell a word is to spell it poorly.