similarly

[sim-uh-ler-lee]

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.

Other Word Forms

• nonsimilarly adverb
• quasi-similarly adverb
• unsimilarly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of similarly¹

similar ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

A spokesman for the Commerce Department, which is handling the tariff investigation, similarly said that the 232 investigation wouldn’t result in tariffs on generics.

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The Harris experience prompted the museum to seek out other black photographers who had similarly recorded their communities.

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Young “believes his clients remain sober for six months or more at an unprecedented rate for similarly situated facilities that offer treatment services to underserved and lower-income populations,” he said.

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So I always imagined my own children would similarly be bookworms and geeks.

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Other conservative leaders have similarly distanced themselves from the more orthodox playbook that calls on governments to exercise fiscal restraint and leave the economy largely in the hands of the private sector.

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