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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O'Neill was afforded the same amount of games in charge as his successor, but that's where the similarity ends.

From BBC

This carefully cultivated impression, combined with the bag’s visual similarity to the classic L.L.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were no more similarities because I feel like women's tennis stands on its own right now.

From Barron's

“We see similarities to the late 1960s,” he adds.

From Barron's

Mice brains are often used in scientific research into human brain pathologies including dementia because of key similarities between the two.

From MarketWatch

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