similar

Words with a similar base: similar

'similar'

[similar.a.01] as in: marked by correspondence or resemblance

'similar'

[alike.a.01] as in: having the same or similar characteristics

Examples:
all politicians are alike
they looked utterly alike
friends are generally alike in background and taste

'similar'

[like.a.01] as in: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination

Examples:
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

'similar'

[similar.s.01] as in: (of words) expressing closely related meanings

'similar'

[exchangeable.s.01] as in: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

Examples:
interchangeable electric outlets
interchangeable parts

Origins

					similar (English)
└── similaire (French)

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