Similar Synonym! This lesson provides a list of commonly used synonyms for similar in English with ESL pictures and useful example sentences. Learn these words to use instead of similar to bolster your English vocabulary.
Similar Synonym
Similar Definition and Examples
Meaning of Similar: An object that is, or looks to be, almost the same as the base object it is being compared to.
Examples:
- “The two howler monkeys at the central park zoo are so similar, it is impossible to tell them apart.”
- “ We should wear similar dresses, everyone will come to know we are a couple!”
List of Synonyms for Similar
Common synonyms for the word “similar”.
- (Much) the same
- Akin
- Alike
- Almost identical
- Analogous
- Comparable
- Corresponding
- Cut from the same cloth
- Equivalent
- Homogeneous
- Indistinguishable
- Interchangeable
- Like
- Matching
- Related
- Resembling
- Uniform
A big list of 100+ different words to use instead of “similar”.
- (Much) the same
- Able
- Adjacent
- Agnate
- Akin
- Akin to
- Alike
- Allied
- Almost identical
- Analog
- Analogical
- Analogous
- Analogously
- Analogue
- Approximate
- Approximating
- Assimilated
- Associated
- Close
- Closer
- Cognate
- Commensurate
- Common
- Comparable
- Comparably
- Comparative
- Compared
- Compatible
- Complementary
- Conformable
- Congruent
- Congruous
- Consistent
- Consonant
- Correlative
- Correspondent
- Corresponding
- Cut from the same cloth
- Different
- Double
- Equal
- Equaling
- Equalling
- Equitable
- Equivalent
- Even
- Exchangeable
- Generic
- Homogeneous
- Homologous
- Identic
- Identical
- Immediate
- In the same manner
- Indistinguishable
- Interchangeable
- Just
- Kin
- Kind
- Kindred
- Level
- Like
- Like-minded
- Likened
- Likewise
- Look-alike
- Matched
- Matching
- Much the same
- Near
- Nearby
- Nearly the same
- Next
- Not unlike
- On par
- Parallel
- Proximate
- Reciprocal
- Related
- Relative
- Relevant
- Resembling
- Right
- Same
- Self
- Selfsame
- Semblance
- Similarly
- Single
- Standardised
- Standardized
- Still
- Such
- Suchlike
- Synonymous
- Tantamount
- Together
- Twin
- Uniform
- Very
- Very same
- Well
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Synonyms for Similar
Similar Synonyms with Examples
Learn another word for similar with example sentences.
- (Much) the same
They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.
- Akin
Pity and love are closely akin.
- Alike
The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament.
- Almost identical
 These two designs are almost identical.
- Analogous
The two processes are not analogous.
- Comparable
Our house is not comparable with yours.
- Corresponding
All rights have corresponding responsibilities.
- Cut from the same cloth
Those two are cut from the same cloth; neither is very honest.
- Equivalent
The two words are equivalent in meaning.
- Homogeneous
Women are not a homogeneous group.
- Indistinguishable
Replica weapons are indistinguishable from the real thing.
- Interchangeable
The two words are virtually interchangeable.
- Like
Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken.
- Matching
The lamps all had matching purple shades.
- Related
The cat and the lion are related species.
- Resemble (v)
Several of the women resemble one another closely enough to be sisters.
- Uniform
They are uniform in size and shape.
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