similar
Plural: similars
Adjective
- Resembling in some respects; alike but not identical.
- 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.
Examples
- His two highest-scoring Words With Friends plays were surprisingly similar in structure.
- My new car is quite similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back.
Origin / Etymology
From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).
Synonyms
alike, exchangeable, interchangeable, like, standardised, standardized, akin, allied, comparable, homologous, identical, same, similar, twin
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
similar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsimilar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
similar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary