similar (adj.)

  1. marked by correspondence or resemblance; similar food at similar prices; problems similar to mine; they wore similar coats'

  2. having the same or similar characteristics; all politicians are alike; they looked utterly alike; friends are generally alike in background and taste

    [ Syn: alike , like ]

  3. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; suits of like design; a limited circle of like minds; members of the cat family have like dispositions; as like as two peas in a pod; doglike devotion; a dreamlike quality

    [ Syn: like ]

  4. (of words) expressing closely related meanings

  5. capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability; interchangeable electric outlets interchangeable parts

    [ Syn: exchangeable , interchangeable , standardized , standardised ]

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