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say it: SIM-uh-lur
similar is an adjective meaning "marked by correspondence or resemblance". It carries 5 recorded senses.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
“similar food at similar prices”
“problems similar to mine”
“they wore similar coats”
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”
(of words) expressing closely related meanings
capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
“interchangeable electric outlets”
“interchangeable parts”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for similar come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.