| ADJECTIVE | all | similar | marked by correspondence / correspondence or resemblance |
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| all | similar, alike, like | having the same or similar characteristics / characteristics | |
| all | similar, like | resembling or similar | |
| all | similar | (of words) expressing closely related meanings | |
| all | similar, exchangeable, interchangeable, standardized, standardised | capable of replacing or changing places with something else |
| Sounds | sih'mahler | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... | |
| Meaning | marked by correspondence / correspondence or resemblance. | |
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| Examples |
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| Attribute of | similarity | The quality of being similar |
| Narrower | akin, kindred | Similar in quality or character |
| analogous, correspondent | Similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar / dissimilar | |
| confusable, mistakable | So similar as to be easily identified for another thing | |
| connatural | Similar in nature | |
| corresponding | Similar especially in position or purpose | |
| quasi | Having some resemblance | |
| sympathetic | Having similar disposition and tastes | |
| See also | same | Closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree |
| Opposite | dissimilar | not similar |
| Spanish | parecido, semejante, similar | |
| Catalan | semblant, similar | |
| Nouns | similarity | the quality of being similar |
| Adverbs | similarly | in like or similar manner |
| Meaning | Having the same or similar characteristics / characteristics. | |
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| Synonyms | alike, like | |
| Attribute of | likeness, alikeness, similitude | similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things |
| Opposite | unalike, dissimilar | not alike or similar |
| Spanish | igual, parecida, parecido, semejante, similar | |
| Catalan | igual, semblant, similar | |
| Nouns | similarity | the quality of being similar |
| Meaning | resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics / characteristics; often used in combination. | |
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| Synonym | like | |
| Narrower | like-minded | Of the same turn of mind |
| look-alike | resembling closely | |
| suchlike | Of the same kind | |
| See also | same | Closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree |
| Opposite | unlike | marked by dissimilarity |
| Spanish | parecido, semejante, similar | |
| Catalan | semblant | |
| Nouns | similarity | the quality of being similar |
| Meaning | (of words) expressing closely related meanings. | |
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| Broader | synonymous | (of words) meaning / meaning the same or nearly the same |
| Spanish | parecido, similar | |
| Nouns | similarity | the quality of being similar |
| Meaning | capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability. | |
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| Synonyms | exchangeable, interchangeable, standardized, standardised | |
| Broader | replaceable | capable of being replaced |
| Spanish | intercambiable, permutable, reemplazable | |
| Catalan | intercanviable, permutable, reemplaçable | |
| Nouns | similarity | the quality of being similar |
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