Definitions

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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While the defendants were charged over separate incidents, they were sentenced together on Wednesday at Canterbury Crown Court due to the similarity of their offences.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They share a facial similarity that in certain closeups seems purposely accentuated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The goal was to define hue, saturation, and lightness using only the geometric property of highest color similarity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

To Fanning, there is a similarity between her own acting process and the way Margo and HungryGhost inform each other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

And this similarity: what it promised it did not give, and what it gave, at length and grudgingly with one hand, it took back with the other.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

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