similarity

[sim-uh-lar-i-tee]

noun

plural

similarities 

1. the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.

   Synonyms: parallelism, correspondence, similitude
   Antonyms: difference

2. an aspect, trait, or feature like or resembling another or another's.

   a similarity of diction.

Other Word Forms

• nonsimilarity noun
• unsimilarity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of similarity¹

First recorded in 1655–65; similar + -ity

Synonym Study

See resemblance.

Example Sentences

"I went back because I've seen a bit of similarity to what I see with the team right now and what he's trying to transfer with England."

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I hear similarities in the guitar playing, though I think you balance earnestness with a knowing quality I don’t get from stomp-clap.

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She added people were "trying to cover up the story" and claimed there were similarities between her and Madeleine, including having scars in the same places.

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He described it as "a mass of material that is so totally reconceived and rewritten that there is no longer any substantial similarity between my lyrics and the 1980 Paris model".

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Looking at set-plays more closely illustrates the similarities in player movement across both sports.

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Related Words

• affinity 
• analogy 
• closeness 
• coincidence 
• comparison 
• connection 
• correlation 
• harmony 
• kinship 
• parallel 
• relationship 
• resemblance 
• sameness