similarities

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

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similarities

The similarities may be especially useful because domestic cats often live in the same environments as people.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Listeners have noticed similarities in the sounds of her songs and other artists’.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

I understood where she was coming from in the most organic way possible because there were a lot of similarities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Earl Spencer has told the BBC that there are similarities between the way his sister Diana, Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been treated by the press.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

He was describing them in minute detail, so as to understand the similarities and differences between the different species.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman