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

She recalled Pike being very well put together, with similar curly hair to her own, and she felt their small similarities gave them common ground.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

This allowed them to assess whether the patterns were similar and what those similarities might reveal about the true scale of overdiagnosis.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 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

Characterizing the similarities is as difficult as nailing down a blob of mercury, because exceptions abound and human behavior is always multifaceted.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann