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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by correspondence or resemblance | |
| Examples: | "similar food at similar prices" "problems similar to mine" "they wore similar coats" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | replaceable | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] capable of replacing or changing places with something else | |
| Synonyms: | interchangeable standardised standardized exchangeable | |
| Examples: | "interchangeable parts" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | unlike like-minded ly look-alike suchlike same | |
| Similar spelling: |
similarly similarity |
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