Meaning of similar in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈsɪm(ə)lər/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   similar

   Definitions

   1. (of words) expressing closely related meanings

   Synonyms

   • synonymous
2. 2. capable of replacing or changing places with something else

   Examples

   • « interchangeable parts »

   Synonyms

   • replaceable

3. Qualitative Adjective

   similar

   Etymology

   late 16th century (also as a term in anatomy meaning ‘homogeneous’): from French similaire or medieval Latin similaris, from Latin similis‘like’

   Definitions

   1. marked by correspondence or resemblance

   Examples

   • « similar food at similar prices »
   • « problems similar to mine »
   • « they wore similar coats »

   Synonyms

   • akin(p)
   • kindred
   • related
   • analogous
   • correspondent
   • confusable
   • connatural
   • corresponding
   • quasi(a)
   • siamese
   • twin

   Antonyms

   • dissimilar
4. 2. having the same or similar characteristics

   Examples

   • « all politicians are alike »
   • « they looked utterly alike »
   • « friends are generaly alike in background and taste »

   Antonyms

   • unalike
   • dissimilar
5. 3. resembling or similar

   Examples

   • « having the same or some of the same characteristics »
   • « often used in combination »
   • « 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 d »

   Synonyms

   • like-minded
   • look-alike
   • suchlike

   Antonyms

   • unlike
   • dissimilar
   • different

See also

• same