liken
verb (used with object)
to represent as similar or like; compare.
likened
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past participleof liken.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof liken.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
likenverb (used with object)to represent as similar or like; compare.
Example Sentences
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Mark Cabana, head of rates strategy at BofA Global Research, likened Warsh to a person saying they are firmly committed to losing 15 pounds but without exercise, diet or using GLP-1 drugs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Holder likened Graham’s treatment there to how a prime minister or king would be treated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Mark Peter Simmonds, director of science at OceanCare, likened it to "human formal meals where socialising as well as nutrition are in play".
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The band shared that each member contributed details of his own personal experience to the brainstorming sessions — a process they likened to therapy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Slightly unwisely, for this was an idea whose time had not quite yet come, Newlands called it the Law of Octaves and likened the arrangement to the octaves on a piano keyboard.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
