similar
Meanings
Plural: similars
Adjective
- marked by correspondence or resemblance
- "similar food at similar prices"
- "problems similar to mine"
- "they wore similar coats"
- having the same or similar characteristics
- resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
Adjective Satellite
- (of words) expressing closely related meanings
- capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
Adj
- Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
- Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
- Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
Noun
- That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
- A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
Origin / Etymology
From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).
Synonyms
akin, alike, allied, comparable, exchangeable, homologous, identical, interchangeable, like, same, similar, standardised, standardized, twin
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
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