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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
Example:
a dreamlike quality
Synonyms:
like; similar
Classified under:
Similar:
like-minded (of the same turn of mind)
look-alike (resembling closely)
suchlike (of the same kind)
Also:
same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)
Derivation:
similarity (the quality of being similar)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having the same or similar characteristics
Example:
friends are generally alike in background and taste
Synonyms:
alike; like; similar
Classified under:
Attribute:
alikeness; likeness; similitude (similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things)
Derivation:
similarity (the quality of being similar)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
Example:
interchangeable parts
Synonyms:
exchangeable; interchangeable; similar; standardised; standardized
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
replaceable (capable of being replaced)
Derivation:
similarity (the quality of being similar)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Marked by correspondence or resemblance
Example:
they wore similar coats
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
akin; kindred (similar in quality or character)
analogous; correspondent (similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise 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)
Also:
same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)
Attribute:
similarity (the quality of being similar)
Antonym:
dissimilar (not similar)
Derivation:
similarity (the quality of being similar)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(of words) expressing closely related meanings
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
synonymous ((of words) meaning the same or nearly the same)
Derivation:
similarity (the quality of being similar)
Context examples:
Ambuside is structurally similar to thiazide type diuretics and acts in a similar manner.
(Ambuside, NCI Thesaurus)
My bedroom at home was not large, yet it could have contained a dozen similar forecastles, and taking into consideration the height of the ceiling, a score at least.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
In an unchanged or similar condition.
(About The Same, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic non-toxic tellurium derivative, structurally similar to cisplatin, with immunostimulatory and anti-hair loss properties.
(Ammonium Trichlorotellurate, NCI Thesaurus)
I have eight or ten similar cases maturing.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Amanozine is structurally similar to the diuretic agent chlorazanil.
(Amanozine, NCI Thesaurus)
In chemistry, a substance that is similar, but not identical, to another.
(Analog, NCI Dictionary)
I thought them so similar I could not tell where the old servant (for such I now concluded her to be) saw the difference.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
You did have something similar to this month in January 1996.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
A group of very similar Mycobacteria consisting of Mycobacterium avium and M. intracellulare.
(Mycobacterium avium complex, NCI Thesaurus)
