adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
2. 2
   A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.

Adjective

1. 1
   Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.

   "My new car is quite similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back."

2. 2
   Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
3. 3
   Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.

Adjective

1. 1
   resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination wordnet
2. 2
   having the same or similar characteristics wordnet
3. 3
   capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability wordnet
4. 4
   marked by correspondence or resemblance wordnet
5. 5
   (of words) expressing closely related meanings wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

akincorrespondinglikeagnateakinalike

Antonyms

All antonyms

differentdissimilaruniqueunlike

Example

More examples

"Your problem is similar to mine."

Etymology

From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).

Related phrases

in a similar veinself-similarline segment

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