similarly

American  

[sim-uh-ler-lee] / ˈsɪm ə lər li /

adverb

1. in a way that shows a general but not exact resemblance.

   The lab charges anywhere from $50 to $100 per blood test; other procedures are priced similarly.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsimilarly
  adverb
• quasi-similarly
  adverb
• unsimilarly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of similarly

similar ( def. ) + -ly

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• similar vs. similarly

Explanation

When you do something similarly, you do it nearly the same way as someone else. At a school bake sale, you might decide to price your brownies similarly to your friend's Rice Krispie treats. Use the adverb similarly to describe something that's done in a way that mirrors or almost duplicates something else. If one little boy dresses up in a red cape at preschool, his best friend might costume himself similarly, in a red scarf and crown. When your neighbor tells you about her vacation in Hawaii, you might be inspired to travel similarly. The word comes from the adjective similar, which means "resembling," and has a Latin root, similis, "like."

Example Sentences

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similarly

And this year’s El Niño could be similarly powerful in a matter of months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The owner of the storied Washington Post owns a similarly storied estate in the nation’s capital, a compound that he is said to have dropped $23 million on in 2017.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

The technology works similarly to large language models, like ChatGPT, which predict sequences of text.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Shares in data storage group Western Digital fell over 13% premarket after earnings failed to meet similarly high expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

They expected to receive a similarly considered answer.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari