similarity

[sim-uh-lar-i-tee] / ˌsɪm əˈlær ɪ ti /

NOUN

likeness, correspondence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affinity analogy closeness coincidence comparison connection correlation harmony kinship parallel relationship resemblance sameness

STRONG

agreement alikeness approximation association collation community comparability concordance concurrence conformity congruence congruity homogeneity identity interrelation look-alike parallelism parity proportion reciprocity relation semblance simile similitude synonymity

WEAK

dead ringer likes of peas in a pod two of a kind

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clash difference disagreement disconnection dissimilarity divergence imbalance

STRONG

opposition

WEAK

unlikeness

Example Sentences

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Perhaps it is my long life, beginning in Europe, that helps me recognize the similarities but also the differences.

From The Wall Street Journal

The AI detected striking similarities between some dinosaur footprints and the feet of both extinct and modern birds.

From Science Daily

The site and its rival Polymarket have quickly become a part of pop culture, and are especially popular with young men who are drawn by the similarities to sports gambling and day trading.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kenneth Handler told The Times in a 1989 story that there were few similarities between him and the doll named after him.

From Los Angeles Times

Coal looked closer and did see similarities, matching colors in the same places on the bars, letter-number combinations that repeated across both sets.

From Literature

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