similar

noun

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

(homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.

adjective

Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.

(mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.

(mathematics, linear algebra) Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.

Roots

similissimil- · Latin · like, same

Synonyms for similar

liken identicaladj comparableadj analogousadj resemblev akinadj alikeadv correspondingadj mimickedv equivalentn

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The word similar breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root simil-, from Latin similis (“like, same”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.