similar
1. [ adjective ] marked by correspondence or resemblance
Examples:

"similar food at similar prices" "problems similar to mine" "they wore similar coats"

Related terms: dissimilar corresponding analogous quasi akin semi siamese connatural confusable same similarity
2. [ adjective ] having the same or similar characteristics
Synonyms: alike like
Examples:

"all politicians are alike" "they looked utterly alike" "friends are generally alike in background and taste"

Related terms: unalike likeness
3. [ adjective ] (of words) expressing closely related meanings
Related terms: synonymous
4. [ adjective ] capable of replacing or changing places with something else
Synonyms: interchangeable standardized exchangeable
Examples:

"interchangeable parts"

Related terms: replaceable
5. [ adjective ] capable of replacing or changing places with something else
Synonyms: interchangeable standardised standardized exchangeable
Examples:

"interchangeable parts"

Related terms: replaceable
6. [ adjective ] resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
Synonyms: like
Examples:

"suits of like design" "a limited circle of like minds" "as like as two peas in a pod" "doglike devotion" "a dreamlike quality"

Related terms: unlike like-minded ly look-alike suchlike same
Similar spelling:   similarly
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