analogous /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/ adjective2 •Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)Analogous tendencies in arts and in manners. — 1828 •Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous. formsmore analogous · most analogous