Similar

Definition: Similar

Similar

Adjective

1. Marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats".

2. Having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generaly alike in background and taste".

3. Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality".

4. (of words) expressing closely related meanings.

5. Capable of replacing or changing places with something else; "interchangeable parts".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "similar" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonyms: Similar

Similarity

Verb: be similar; Adjective: look like, resemble, bear resemblance; smack of, savor of; approximate; parallel, match, rhyme with; take after; imitate; favor, span.

Render similar; Adjective: assimilate, approximate, bring near; connaturalize, make alike; rhyme, pun.

Adjective: similar; resembling; Verb: like, alike; twin.

Crosswords: Similar

Portuguese (alike, like, same, similar, suchlike), Romanian (like, similar into), Spanish (parallel, similar).

Similar problems (Blade Runner; writing credit: Philip K. Dick; Hampton Fancher)

Despite Brett's most tactful considerations, such as inviting him over to dinner quite often, Barney was growing resentful of her, or at least she felt that he was. Since time began this change in relationships probably happened to all buddies in similar circumstances (The Creeping Terror; writing credit: Arthur Ross; Robert Silliphant)

Cut the gas, Steve, you're a grown man. I'm sure you've had some similar experience (Silver Streak; writing credit: Colin Higgins)

On a similar note I must confess to you, I'm giving very serious thought to eating your wife (Hannibal; writing credit: David Mamet)

A pinch creates a similar electromagnetic pulse, but without the fuss of mass destruction and death (Ocean's Eleven; writing credit: George Clayton Johnson; Jack Golden Russell)

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References

• The 2003 World Market Forecasts for Imported Natural Rubber, Rubber Latex, and Similar Natural Gums (reference)

• The 2000 Import and Export Market for Natural Rubber, Rubber Latex, and Similar Natural Gums in The Middle East (reference)

• The 2002 World Forecasts of Natural Rubber, Rubber Latex, and Similar Natural Gums Export Supplies (reference)

• The 2003 World Forecasts of Natural Rubber, Rubber Latex, and Similar Natural Gums Export Supplies (reference)

• The World Market for Natural Rubber, Rubber Latex, and Similar Natural Gums: A 2003 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Basics of Regional Economic Groups and Similar Cooperative International Trade and Development (reference)

• BellSouth and Qwest : Distinctive Metro Business Models; Face Similar Regulatory Hurdles in Providing Wholesale DWDM Services [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• By the Power of God : A Guide To Early A.A. Groups and Forming Similar Groups Today (reference)

• Cervical Spondylosis and Similar Disorders (reference)

• Frank Horvat: Very Similar (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Similar Triangles (reference)

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Music

• Similar attack pattern (reference)

• The Serpentine Similar (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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(1) color slide of two pupusas on a plate served with a side of coleslaw-like salad. (pupusas are a grilled or fried dough, similar to a pancake which can be made to be filled or just plain). Credit: Renee Comet (photographer).

Pictured is an ear of corn, the kernels are varied in color. Researchers suggest that retroviruses have additional stretches of DNA that act as switches, turning on genes when inserted next to them in the cell's chromosomes. Similar activation of genes causes the variation in pigmentation of these corn kernels. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Distribution is similar to that of measles but the lesions are less intensely red. Credit: CDC.

This is a photomicrograph of Brucella melitensis, the cause of Brucellosis. Symptoms are similar to flu and may also include severe infections of the central nervous systems, and the lining of the heart, or endocardium. Credit: CDC.

Earthen pot at Station JINSTID Similar to early earthenware cones devised by Ferdinand Hassler. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Life imitating art in the Indian Ocean - celestial navigation Very similar to Winslow Homer print of navigators on Georges Bank Navigating on the PIONEER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Strolling down main street of the Oliktok Point Camp Snow plows cover entrances to buildings similar to more urban areas. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Photo #1.Cross-section of first spine of dorsal fin of young bluefin tuna showing annual growth rings. These rings are similar to tree growth rings. The wide (brown) areas represent summer growth during periods of high food intake. The narrow (white) bands represent periods of less fast growth during the winter when the fish's metabolism slows. Credit: Fisheries.

EDALHAB was built of salvage materials and similar in design to HYDROLAB. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Figure 21. Silvertown Company sounder, a device very similar to the Belknap- Sigsbee sounder with one important difference. This sounder had a unique ballast release method which involved a knife cutting the line holding the ballast upon beginning of ascent. This device was used in cable laying surveys. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

All forests that have been made such in our time shall forthwith be disafforsted; and a similar course shall be followed with regard to river banks that have been placed "in defense" by us in our time. (reference)

A similar movement is going on before our own eyes. (reference)

Goods in transit shall be exempt from all customs or other similar duties. (reference)

In fact we have both been educated at the same, or similar, or, at any rate, kindred establishments. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone. (reference)

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A similar impression struck him most remarkably, as he passed under the walls of his own church

A similar sideboard, suitably draped with white linen and imitation lace, served for the altar which decorated the oratory

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Health

Criteria in France are similar. (references)

The retina is similar to the film. (references)

Attack rates are similar for men and women. (references)

Business

Delta reported it was looking for similar gains. (references)

Saigon Postel is in a similar start up situation. (references)

Some provincial governments announced similar plans. (references)

Children

Panama

A 1999 national law with similar requirements for new construction projects generally is enforced. (references)

Mexico

According to a 1998 academic study, in most areas of the countries, girls and boys attend school at similar rates. (references)

South Africa

Courts reportedly convicted approximately 70 persons for rape and similar offenses and sentenced them to life sentences during the year. (references)

Civil Liberties

Croatia

Similar problems existed in radio broadcasting. (references)

Belgium

Similar visas were issued for decades without problems. (references)

Kenya

VOA requests for similar broadcast access to Mombasa were not approved. (references)

Economic History

Azerbaijan

ILF was awarded a similar contract in Turkey. (references)

Portugal

Similar figures were reported for 2000 and 2001. (references)

South Africa

Climate: moderate; similar to southern California. (references)

Human Rights

Papua New Guinea

Other similar incidents have been reported. (references)

Lebanon

No similar sentences were issued during the year. (references)

Dominican Republic

The armed forces also carried out similar sweeps. (references)

Indigenous People

Mexico

In 1998 Quintana Roo's state Legislature passed a similar usages and customs law. (references)

Cameroon

Some observers believe that sustained logging is destroying the Pygmies' unique, forest-oriented belief system, forcing them to adapt their traditional social and economic systems to a more rigid modern society similar to their Bantu neighbors. (references)

Dominica

There is a significant Carib Indian population, estimated at 3,400 persons, of a total population of 72,000. Most live on a 3,783-acre reservation created in 1903 and expanded in 1997. School, water, and health facilities available on the Carib reservation are rudimentary but similar to those available to other rural citizens. (references)

Minorities

United Kingdom

U.N. Committees on both the Rights of the Child and the Elimination of Racial Discrimination expressed similar concerns. (references)

New Zealand

Pacific Islanders, who make up 5 percent of the population, experience societal discrimination similar to that experienced by Maori. (references)

Lesotho

In past years, civil unrest and riots targeted persons of Asian descent; however, there were no similar incidents reported during the year. (references)

Political Economy

SAUDI ARABIA

Similar actions took place in the summer 2001 in both Jeddah and Riyadh. (references)

COSTA RICA

Similar trade agreements are being negotiated with Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. (references)

China

Moves for similar reductions in lower levels of government have been less effective. (references)

Political Rights

Lesotho

The 1998 crisis was similar to that of the 1993-94 post-electoral period. (references)

Turkey

The HADEP mayor of Semdimli remained suspended from office pending resolution of similar charges against him. (references)

Czech Republic

Those who did not receive confirmation of a clear record may file a civil suit against the Interior Ministry for a charge similar to slander; however, no such suits were filed during the year. (references)

Trade

France

Similar quotas affect radio broadcasting. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Other developed nations have similar programs. (references)

New Zealand

Excise duty is paid on similar items that are domestically produced. (references)

Travel

Honduras

MCI and Sprint have similar services. (references)

South Africa

Eating customs and menus are similar to those in Western Europe. (references)

Mauritius

Business customs are similar to those in Europe and the United States. (references)

Women

Nicaragua

Even with similar qualifications, men advance more quickly than women. (references)

Haiti

A wife who kills her husband under similar circumstances is not excused. (references)

Algeria

On July 23, a similar attack took place in the area of Tebessa, a trading center east of Algiers. (references)

Worker Rights

Slovak Republic

Other Roma women have reported similar stories. (references)

China

Farmers do not have a union or any other similar organization. (references)

Iceland

Two Danish dancers lodged a similar complaint against the same employer. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "similar": action having similar effect ♦ be similar ♦ be similar to ♦ geometrically similar model ♦ in a similar way ♦ similar figures ♦ similar into ♦ similar race ♦ similar rectilineal figures ♦ similar regions ♦ similar solids ♦ similar to ♦ something similar. Additional references.

Beginning with "similar": similar-aged, similar-although, similar-coloured, similar-format, similar-looking, similar-minded, similar-powered, similar-sized, similar-sounding, similar-spec.

Ending with "similar": closely-similar, colour-similar, near-similar, self-similar, shape-similar, size-similar, too-similar.

Albanian

i përngjashëm (resembling), i një lloji, i ngjashëm (alike, analogous, homogeneous, identic, identical, like, near, parallel, resembling, same), i krahasueshëm (commensurate, comparable), homogjen (homogeneous, indiscrete). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مماثل (analogous, comparable, identical, like), ‏متساو (commensurate, egalitarian, equal, even), ‏متجانس (homogeneous, identical, matching), ‏مجانس (akin, identical, like, namesake), ‏مشابه (analogous, comparable, fellow, hassling, like), ‏المثيل (parallel). (various references)

Bulgarian 

сходен (akin, alike, analogous, cognate, congruent, congruous, like, osculant), от същия вид (same kind), подобен (agnate, akin, alike, allied to, analogous, bastard, comparable, connatural, ditto, homo-, homoeo-, kindred, like, parallel, sister, such, suchlike). (various references)

Chinese 

相似 (like, resemblance, similarity, to resemble). (various references)

Czech

podobný (akin, alike, analogous, close, conformable, kindred, like, such, suchlike). (various references)

Danish

lignende (alike, like). (various references)

Dutch

soortgelijk, soortgelijk, soortgelýk (alike, like), gelijkvormig (homomorphic), gelijksoortig (analogous), gelijkvormig (uniform), gelijksoortig, gelijkend, gelýkvormig (alike, like, uniform), gelýksoortig (alike, analogous, like), gelýkend (alike, like), eender (alike, equal, even, level, like). (various references)

Esperanto

simila (alike, like), samspeca. (various references)

Faeroese

líkur (alike, like, probable). (various references)

Farsi 

یکسان (Akin, Alike, Equal, Same), مطابق (After, Pursuant, Relevant, Respondent, To, Within), مانند (Analog, Analogous, Analogue, As, Like), مشابه (Equivalent, Homogeneous), همانند (Alike, Equal, Like), شبیه (Alike, Equal, Like, Likeness, Make, Medal, Quasi, Rival, Simile). (various references)

Finnish

yhtäläinen (alike, equal, even, identical, level, like, of the same kind). (various references)

French

semblable, similaire, pareil. (various references)

German

ähnlich (akin, alike, analogical, like, likely, likewise, near, related, similar to, similarly, simular), gleichartig (homogeneous, kindred, of the same kind, uniform), gleich (again, alike, all the same, at once, conforming, equal, equally, equivalent, even, fitting, identic, identical, identically, immediately, in a jiffy, in a minute, in a moment, instantaneous, instantly, just, level, like, likewise, now, outright, pair, parallel, promptly, right, right away, right now, same, soon, straight away, the same, uniform, uniformly, without delay). (various references)

Greek 

όμοιοσ (alike, congenial, even, like, likewise, same, throw back), παρόμοιοσ (akin, suchlike), παρόμοιος, παραπλήσιοσ (contiguous). (various references)

Hebrew 

דומה (akin, alike, analogous, grave, like, resembling, same, silence, stillness, such). (various references)

Hungarian

hasonló (affined, akin, alike, analogous, analogue, comparable, corresponding, cousin, homeo-, homoeo-, like, parallel, such). (various references)

Icelandic

líkjast (be similar, resemble). (various references)

Indonesian

serupa (alike, identical), menyerupai (simulant). (various references)

Italian

simile (akin, alike, analogue, like, similarly, simular, such, suchlike). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

同じ (equal, equivalent, identical, same, uniform), 斉しい (equal, equivalent, like). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おなじ (changeless, common, equal, equivalent, identical, same, uniform), ひとしい (equal, equivalent, like), るいどう (of the same type). (various references)

Korean 

동이한. (various references)

Manx

cosoylagh (alike, allegoric, allegorical, likely, symbolic). (various references)

Norwegian

ligne (be similar, resemble). (various references)

Papiamen

parse (be similar, resemble), liga (be similar, resemble). (various references)

Pig Latin

imilarsay.(various references)

Portuguese

semelhante (alike, conformable, equal, glairy, identic, identical, like, near, on the order of, resemblant, resembling, same, such, suchlike), similar (alike, like, same, suchlike), parecido (alike, conformable, like, resemblant, resembling). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

semelhante. (various references)

Romanian

asemãnãtor (affined, alike, congenerous, kindred, like, likewise, parallel, similarly, such), analog (analogically, analogous, like, parallel, similarly). (various references)

Russian 

схожий, сходный (analogous, cognate, kindred, salable), аналогичный (analogical, analogous, semblable to), похожий (alike, kin to, like), подобный (alike, conformable, corresponding, kin to, like, parallel, similar to, suchlike). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

srodan (affined, agnate, akin, close, collateral, conjugate, related), sličan (alike, analogous, connatural, like), nalik (alike, resembling). (various references)

Spanish

semejante (akin, alike, analogous, approaching, like, resemblant, such, suchlike), similar (parallel). (various references)

Swedish

liknande (akin to, alike, approximate, kindred, like, resembling, similarly, such), lik (after the fashion of, cadaver, carcase, corpse, corpus, dead man, equal, even, level, like, out, stiff). (various references)

Thai

เหมือนกัน (duplicate, identical, ilk, like, same). (various references)

Turkish

emsal (equal, peer), benzerlik (affinity, analogy, approach, community, comparison, conformity, congeniality, identity, kinship, likeness, mimicry, parallel, parallelism, parity, propinquity, resemblance, sameness, similarity, similitude), benzer (alike, analogic, analogical, analogous, analogue, approximate, closely, conformable, congener, congenerous, connate, correlative, counterpart, double, homeo-, homo-, homoeo-, homologous, image, in common, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look alike, match, of a piece, parallel, same, simulant, stand in, vicinal), aynılık (identity, sameness, uniformity). (various references)

Turkmen 

meсzeю (resemblance 1), meсzeз. (various references)

Ukrainian

схожий (affined, akin, alike, analogous, approximate, cognate, compatible, like, near, resemblant), подібний (alike, analogous, another, conformable, corresponding, like, resemblant, such, suchlike). (various references)

Vietnamese 

vật giống (similitude), như nhau (alike, like, same), giống nhau (alike, analogous, like). (various references)

Welsh

tebyg (like, likely), hefelydd, cyffelyb (like). (various references)

adsimilata, adsimilatae, adsimilati, adsimilatum, adsimilatus, aequalem, aequales, aequali, aequalia, aequalis, assimilares, conformes, conpar, conparis, consimilis, finitimus finitumus, inconparabilis, parilis, propinquus, simile, similem, similes, simili, similia, similibus, similis, similium. (various references)

hama, hamatha, hamem. (various references)

gelic. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "similar": similarities, similarity, similarly. (additional references)

Words ending with "similar": dissimilar, verisimilar. (additional references)

Words containing "similar": dissimilarities, dissimilarity, dissimilarly, dissimilars, verisimilarly. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Similar" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Biemiller, Samiullah, sanilav, semilar, Semilla, semitar, Semplar, simiac, simiad, simialar, simil, similac, similare, similer, similey, simili, similiar, similie, similuar, Simitar, Simiya, simlar, simmilar, simulare, simuler, Sinaloa. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: amirs, arils, lairs, laris, liars, limas, liras, mails, mairs, marls, milia, rails, rials, salmi, simar.

-3 letters: ails, aims, airs, alms, amir, amis, aril, arms, ilia, iris, lair, lams, lari, lars, liar, lima, lira, liri, mail, mair, marl, mars, mils, miri, mirs, rail, rami, rams, rial, rias, rims, sail, sari, sial, sima, slam.

+1 letter: airmails, mistrial, ramilies.

+2 letters: criminals, familiars, imperials, miliarias, milliards, milliares, millibars, mistrials, racialism, ramillies, ritualism, serialism, similarly, tribalism.

+3 letters: amplifiers, animaliers, disclaimer, dissimilar, disulfiram, grimalkins, immoralism, immoralist, insularism, laminarias, laminarins, liberalism, literalism, luminaires, luminarias, luminaries, militaries, militarise, militarism, militarist, milliaries, milligrams, mineralise, molarities, moralising, moralistic, moralities, plagiarism, prismoidal, racialisms, radicalism, relativism, revivalism, ritualisms, serialisms, similarity, solidarism, tribalisms, trinomials.