Is this your crossword clue?
"liken" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often compare (7 letters).
Definitions
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
Used in a sentence
“The physics teacher likened the effect of mass on space to an indentation in a sheet of rubber.”
“Me thinkes therefore, that of all of the Græcian Captaines I can liken none ſo vvell vnto him, as Eumenes the Cardian.”
“[T]he Prince broke thy head for lik'ning him to a ſinging man of VVindſor; […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Compare”5 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
L____