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similar

si·mi·lar

UK/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lə/ US/ˈsɪm.ə.lə/ common

adjective

1.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

  • “similar food at similar prices”
  • “problems similar to mine”
  • “they wore similar coats”
2.

having the same or similar characteristics

  • “all politicians are alike”
  • “they looked utterly alike”
  • “friends are generaly alike in background and taste”
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3.

resembling or similar; 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 devotion”
  • “a dreamlike quality”
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4.

(of words) expressing closely related meanings

Similar
5.

capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

  • “interchangeable electric outlets”
  • “interchangeable parts”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • in a similar vein

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See also

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