Similar - Definition
similar
adj 1: marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at
similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore
similar coats" [ant: dissimilar]
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(p),
similar, like] [ant: dissimilar, unalike]
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,
similar] [ant: different, dissimilar, unlike]
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, similar, standardized, standardised]