not dissimilar
idiom
: not different : similar
A not dissimilar situation has occurred overseas.
The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.
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Of course, Arsenal playing with two strikers made a difference then, but Wiltord’s numbers were not dissimilar to those of Dennis Bergkamp.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 June 2025
This is not dissimilar to conversations that my own parents and grandparents had to have with me and my siblings in our younger years, showing us how to code switch in situations where not doing so could lead to dire consequences.
—Jaha Nailah Avery
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Frette is not dissimilar to Medea 1905, who, by their very own name, [have] been around 120 years.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The documentary style in underground cinema, handheld cameras, the use of non-professional actors, and the unfiltered depiction of real life is not dissimilar to the lyrical and auditory structures of Persian rap.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 June 2025
This is not dissimilar to conversations that my own parents and grandparents had to have with me and my siblings in our younger years, showing us how to code switch in situations where not doing so could lead to dire consequences.
—Jaha Nailah Avery
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Frette is not dissimilar to Medea 1905, who, by their very own name, [have] been around 120 years.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The documentary style in underground cinema, handheld cameras, the use of non-professional actors, and the unfiltered depiction of real life is not dissimilar to the lyrical and auditory structures of Persian rap.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for not dissimilar
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“Not dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20dissimilar. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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