Antonyms for similar
ˈsɪm ə lərsim·i·lar

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1. similaradjective

   Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.

   Antonyms:
   unlike, different

2. similaradjective

   Synonyms:
   akin, identical, same, twin, alike, comparable

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. similar

   Alike is a comprehensive word, signifying as applied to two or more objects that some or all qualities of one are the same as those of the other or others; by modifiers alike may be made to express more or less resemblance; as, these houses are somewhat (i. e., partially) alike; or, these houses are exactly (i. e., in all respects) alike. Cotton and wool are alike in this, that they can both be woven into cloth. Substances are homogeneous which are made up of elements of the same kind, or which are the same in structure. Two pieces of iron may be homogeneous in material, while not alike in size or shape. In geometry, two triangles are equal when they can be laid over one another, and fit, line for line and angle for angle; they are equivalent when they simply contain the same amount of space. An identical proposition is one that says the same thing precisely in subject and predicate. Similar refers to close resemblance, which yet leaves room for question or denial of complete likeness or identity. To say "this is the identical man," is to say not merely that he is similar to the one I have in mind, but that he is the very same person. Things are analogous when they are similar in idea, plan, use, or character, tho perhaps quite unlike in appearance; as, the gills of fishes are said to be analogous to the lungs in terrestrial animals.

   Antonyms:
   different, dissimilar, distinct, heterogeneous, unlike

   Synonyms:
   akin, alike, analogous, equal, equivalent, homogeneous, identical, kindred, like, resembling, same, uniform

   Preposition:
   The specimens are alike in kind; they are all alike to me.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. similar

   Antonyms:
   different, unlike, dissimilar, alien, heterogeneous, discordant, incongruous

   Synonyms:
   correspondent, resembling, alike, common, homogeneous, concordant, harmonious, congruous

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. similaradjective

   marked by correspondence or resemblance

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

   Antonyms:
   dissimilar, unreplaceable, irreplaceable, antonymous

   Synonyms:
   standardized, exchangeable, standardised, interchangeable, like, alike(p)

2. alike(p), similar, likeadjective

   having the same or similar characteristics

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

   Antonyms:
   dissimilar, unreplaceable, irreplaceable, antonymous

3. like, similaradjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   unreplaceable, irreplaceable, dissimilar, antonymous

   Synonyms:
   same, standardised, corresponding, like, alike(p), interchangeable, comparable, standardized, exchangeable

4. similaradjective

   (of words) expressing closely related meanings

   Antonyms:
   unreplaceable, irreplaceable, antonymous, dissimilar

   Synonyms:
   standardized, exchangeable, standardised, interchangeable, like, alike(p)

5. exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, standardized, standardisedadjective

   capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

   "interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts"

   Antonyms:
   unreplaceable, irreplaceable, dissimilar, antonymous

   Synonyms:
   standardised, convertible, like, alike(p), interchangeable, standardized, exchangeable

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1. similaradjective

   Synonyms:
   like, corresponding, resembling, homogeneous, analogous

How to use similar in a sentence?

1. Chris Martin:

   While others may easily complain online of experiencing something similar under other circumstances.

2. Scott Sheppard:

   In the Solar System's youth, the Sun was surrounded by a rotating disk of gas and dust from which the planets were born. It is believed that a similar gas-and-dust disk surrounded Saturn during its formation, the fact that these newly discovered moons were able to continue orbiting Saturn after their parent moons broke apart indicates that these collisions occurred after the planet formation process was mostly complete and the disks were no longer a factor.

3. Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon:

   Etan, by his death, saved many, many children from a similar fate.

4. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   Nowadays this threat is getting extremely urgent in the light of newly revealed facts of repeated use of not only industrial toxic chemicals but also of full-fledged chemical warfare agents by ISIL and other terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, there is a growing danger of similar crimes being committed on the territory of Libya and Yemen as well.

5. San Mateo:

   They were all very similar, the targeted ages of the victims, in how they were killed, close in time, close in geography to where they disappeared or where the bodies were found.

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