most similar

ADJECTIVE

very much alike

Synonyms

STRONGEST

akin analogous comparable complementary identical related

STRONG

WEAK

agnate allied coincident coincidental coinciding collateral companion congruent congruous consonant consubstantial correlative corresponding homogeneous in agreement kin kindred matching much the same parallel reciprocal resembling same twin uniform

Antonyms

STRONGEST

alien different disconnected dissimilar unalike unequal unlike unrelated

WEAK

opposite

Example Sentences

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On taxation, Newsom is perhaps most similar to former Gov. George Deukmejian, who opposed general tax increases for most of his administration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

The species most similar to humans in the study is the white-handed gibbon, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

"Although the rates of full siblings we see in humans are most similar to species like meerkats or beavers, the social system that we see in humans is very different," Dr Dyble told BBC News.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

He delights that it’s become “sort of a buzzword” and celebrates its power to motivate humanistic concern, but warns that our brains can be “a petty organ,” reserving the greatest sympathy for those most similar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Later we saw a new loquat tree most similar to ours in a Chinese neighbor’s yard.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston