The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word COMPARING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1958.
Likening crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COMPARING | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Likening
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- compare
- equate
- identifying
- equating
- terming
- akin
- comparing
- describing
- referring
- alluding
- criticizing
- analogizing
Crossword Answer definitions
COMPARING verb- To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
- To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
- (grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
- To be similar (often used in the negative).
- To get; to obtain.
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