Similar definition
Similar is an adjective meaning "marked by correspondence or resemblance." It has 5 meanings, listed below with an example sentence.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 7
- How common
- Everyday word
Similar as an adjective
marked by correspondence or resemblance
"similar food at similar prices"
having the same or similar characteristics
Same sense: like, alike
resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
Same sense: like
(of words) expressing closely related meanings
capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
Same sense: standardized, interchangeable, standardised, exchangeable
Synonyms and antonyms
- like
- alike
- standardized
- interchangeable
- standardised
- exchangeable
Opposite: dissimilar.
How to say similar
Similar has 3 syllables and rhymes with dissimilar. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with similar
- dissimilar
SIMILAR in word games
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Anagrams
- 0
Is SIMILAR a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SIMILAR in the word checker, or unscramble SIMILAR to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.