simile
comparison using like or as
Root
- simil / simul: like or resembling
Other words with the simil / simul root
- assimilate: to absorb or become similar
- dissemble: to hide true feelings or intentions
- dissimilar: not alike
- facsimile: an exact copy
- similar: alike in some way
- simulacrum: an image, copy, or hollow imitation
- simulate: to imitate or model
A simile makes likeness explicit: one thing is like another.
Calling the deadline a storm is a metaphor; calling it like a storm is a simile.