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English adjective: similar | |||
| 1. | similar marked by correspondence or resemblance | ||
| Samples | Similar food at similar prices. Problems similar to mine. They wore similar coats. | ||
| Similar | akin, analogous, confusable, connatural, correspondent, corresponding, kindred, mistakable, quasi, sympathetic | ||
| See also | same | ||
| Attribute | similarity | ||
| Antonyms | dissimilar | ||
| 2. | similar having the same or similar characteristics | ||
| Samples | All politicians are alike. They looked utterly alike. Friends are generally alike in background and taste. | ||
| Synonyms | alike, like | ||
| Attribute | alikeness, likeness, similitude | ||
| Antonyms | unalike, dissimilar | ||
| 3. | similar resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination | ||
| Samples | Suits of like design. A limited circle of like minds. Members of the cat family have like dispositions. As like as two peas in a pod. Doglike devotion. A dreamlike quality. | ||
| Synonyms | like | ||
| Similar | like-minded, look-alike, suchlike | ||
| See also | same | ||
| Antonyms | unlike, dissimilar, different | ||
| 4. | similar (of words) expressing closely related meanings | ||
| Similar | synonymous | ||
| Antonyms | antonymous | ||
| 5. | similar capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability | ||
| Samples | Interchangeable electric outlets. Interchangeable parts. | ||
| Synonyms | exchangeable, interchangeable, standardised, standardized | ||
| Similar | replaceable | ||
| Antonyms | irreplaceable, unreplaceable | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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