similar
Syllables: sim·i·larUK/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lə//ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/
similar adjective: having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
Adjective
similar (comparative more similar, superlative most similar)
- Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
- My new car is quite similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back.
- So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills,[…]a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
- Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
Noun
similar (plural similars)
- That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
- A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
similar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
similar in Hindi
- having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable
- समान samān, अनुरूप anurūp
similar in Tamil
- ஒரேமாதிரி
similar in Marathi
- similar, like, alike
- सम sama
- similar, alike
- समान samān, सारखे sārkhe
similar in Urdu
- having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable
- سمان samān
More languagesFewer languages
- similar in Bengali
- অনুরূপ onurup
- similar in Telugu
- మాదిరి mādiri
- similar in Malayalam
- സമാന samāna
- similar in Kannada
- ಸದೃಶ್ಯ, ಸಮಾನ, ಸಮರೂಪದ, ಒಂದೇ ವಿಧದ
- similar in Punjabi
- وانگ vāng
- similar in Gujarati
- સરખું sarkhũ
- similar in Odia
- ସାଧାରଣ sādhāraṇa
- similar in Sanskrit
- सामान्य sāmānya, तुल्य tulya, समान samāna
- similar in Sinhala
- සුරුකු suruku
- similar in Tagalog
- hawig, kahawig
- similar in Arabic
- مُمَاثِل mumāṯil
- similar in Malay
- serupa
- similar in Indonesian
- serupa, mirip
- similar in Persian
- مشابه mošâbe, مانند mânand, شبیه šabih
- similar in Thai
- คล้าย kláai
- similar in Vietnamese
- giống, tựa, như, giống như
- similar in Myanmar
- ဆန် hcan
Examples of similar in a sentence
- Sorry, I mistook you for my brother. You look very similar.
- Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.
- Television and film, not Vogue and similar magazines, are the arbiters of fashion.
Synonyms of similar
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Antonyms
Forms of similar
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more similar |
| superlative | most similar |
| Noun | |
| plural | similars |
Origin of similar
From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).
Words formed from similar
Questions about similar
- What does similar mean?
- Similar means having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
- What is similar in Hindi?
- Similar in Hindi is समान (samān), अनुरूप (anurūp). See Similar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is similar?
- Similar can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce similar?
- Similar is pronounced /ˈsɪm.ɪ.lə/ (UK).
Words near similar in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: similar (page history and authors); similar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); सम (Marathi) (page history and authors); మాదిరి (Telugu) (page history and authors); similar (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); وانگ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); સરખું (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ସାଧାରଣ (Odia) (page history and authors); तुल्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); සුරුකු (Sinhala) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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