similar

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

simi·lar AW [similar similars] BrE [ˈsɪmələ(r)] NAmE [ˈsɪmələr] adjective
like sb/sth but not exactly the same
• We have very similar interests.
•~ (to sb/sth) My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.
•~ (in sth) The two houses are similar in size.
•The brothers look very similar.
•All our patients have broadly similar problems.
•The disease attacks the immune system in a similar way to AIDS.
•Stir the paint with a piece of wood or something similar.
Opp: ↑different, Opp: ↑dissimilar

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (also as a term in anatomy meaning ‘homogeneous’): from French similaire or medieval Latin similaris, from Latin similis ‘like’.

Thesaurus:
similar adj.
•We have very similar interests.
like • • close • • alike •
Opp: different, (formal)Opp: dissimilar
similar/close to sb/sth
similar/like sth/close/alike in size, amount, etc.
look similar/like sth/alike
feel/sound/taste similar/like sth

Example Bank:
•The scene in the picture was eerily similar to what I had seen in my dream.
•The three portraits are remarkably similar.
•Their experiences are superficially similar.
•countries with broadly similar characteristics

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  exchangeable, interchangeable, standardized, standardised, like, alike(p)
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unlike, dissimilar, different, unalike