similar
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
Geometry. (of figures) having the same shape; having corresponding sides proportional and corresponding angles equal: similar triangles.
Mathematics. (of two square matrices) related by means of a similarity transformation.
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Origin of similar
1synonym study For similar
Other words for similar
1 | like, resembling |
Opposites for similar
Other words from similar
- sim·i·lar·ly, adverb
- non·sim·i·lar, adjective
- qua·si-sim·i·lar, adjective
- self-sim·i·lar, adjective
- un·sim·i·lar, adjective
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How to use similar in a sentence
Patterns similar to those in the Amazon and Pantanal have also played out in Indonesia in recent years.
What wildfires in Brazil, Siberia, and the US West have in common | Lili Pike | September 17, 2020 | VoxSomething similar happened in Michigan that same year, and in North Carolina two years earlier.
NBCU’s Total Investment Impact is similar to the media mix modeling that marketers use internally to gauge how they should be allocating their advertising dollars.
NBCUniversal tests new measurement program to prove it can push product sales for advertisers | Tim Peterson | September 17, 2020 | DigidaySiri has a similar feature called Shortcuts—it should appear as an app on your iPhone, but you can also download it here.
Get around your phone more quickly than you already are | David Nield | September 16, 2020 | Popular-ScienceTurns out KPBS did manage to get similar data broken down by ZIP codes from El Cajon.
Morning Report: The Dreaded Purple Tier | Voice of San Diego | September 16, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
“I think the types of stories we do are very similar to what happened with hip-hop,” says Jones.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical | Stereo Williams | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Dec. 30, she filed a similar lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court.
Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s Battle Royale With the Feds | Lloyd Grove | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHopefully not overly close, but we talk about it in the episode how similar it is.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
Rates are thought to be similar in developed countries around the world.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt, or a similar bacillus, is sometimes found in the sputum of gangrene of the lung.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddA similar state had occurred that 'Karnak night' of a long ten days ago, though he had not understood it then.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe collection in the Academy I thought much better, but still far enough behind similar galleries in Rome.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyMany times, in his dreams and in his waking thoughts, he had lived over scenes similar to this.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThe wedding breakfast very much resembled the similar festivities at which most of us have assisted.
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British Dictionary definitions for similar
/ (ˈsɪmɪlə) /
showing resemblance in qualities, characteristics, or appearance; alike but not identical
geometry (of two or more figures) having corresponding angles equal and all corresponding sides in the same ratio: Compare congruent (def. 2)
maths (of two classes) equinumerous
Origin of similar
1usage For similar
Derived forms of similar
- similarity (ˌsɪmɪˈlærɪtɪ), noun
- similarly, adverb
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