similarly

1. 1.

   in like or similar manner

   “He was similarly affected”

   “some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil”

   Synonymslikewise

Questions about similarly

What does similarly mean?

similarly means "in like or similar manner".

How many syllables are in similarly?

similarly has 4 syllables: sim-i-lar-ly. The stress falls on "sim". In IPA it is /ˈsɪməlɚli/.

What is another word for similarly?

Close synonyms include likewise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is similarly a common word?

similarly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.