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- pronunciation:
- sI
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lr
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having resemblance or likeness.
Joan and Joanna are similar names.The houses are quite similar to each other, but they're painted different colors.The two songs are similar in style.
- synonyms:
- alike, comparable, like
- antonyms:
- different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, divergent, diverse, unalike, unlike
- similar words:
- akin, allied, analogous, approximate, close, cognate, congruous, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, kindred, matching, parallel, related
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| related words: |
compatible, double, equal, even, indistinguishable, kin, like, mutual, near, same, twin, uniform |
adverb + (adj.)similar
broadly, eerily, genetically, remarkably, somewhat, strikingly
(adj.)similar
+ adverb
below
(adj.)similar
+ noun
background,
characteristic,
circumstance,
complaint,
conclusion,
construct,
criteria,
fashion,
fate,
finding,
format,
incident,
legislation,
magnitude,
manner,
pattern,
profile,
result,
scenario,
sentiment,
situation,
symptom,
topic,
trend,
vein
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| derivation: |
similarly (adv.) |
The word similar
contains the following parts:
sim, semb
Latin
root
that means like, similar
  Example words:
-ar1
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means of, pertaining to, or resembling
More about this word part:
The suffix -ar1attaches to bound Latinate bases to form adjectives. Most adjectives ending in -ar1 combine with the suffix -ity to form nouns ending in -arity. -ar1 is a variant of -al2, -ial that for phonological reasons occurs with bases ending in 'l'.
Example words:
angular, cellular, circular, linear, lunar, muscular, particular, perpendicular, popular, regular, similar, solar, spectacular, stellar, tubular
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