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dissimilarity

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Synonyms & Antonyms of dissimilarity

the quality or state of being different

the effectiveness of a metaphor largely depends upon the superficial dissimilarity of the two things being compared

Synonyms for dissimilarity

contrast,
difference,
disagreement,
discrepancy,
disparateness,
disparity,
dissimilitude,
distance,
distinction,
distinctiveness,
distinctness,
diverseness,
diversity,
otherness,
unlikeness

Words Related to dissimilarity

deviance,
divergence

differentiability,
discriminability,
distinguishability

change,
modification,
variation

conflict,
discord,
discordance,
dissension
(also dissention),
dissent,
dissidence,
disunity,
friction,
strife

variability,
variance

anomalousness,
dichotomy,
incompatibility,
incongruence,
incongruity,
incongruousness,
nonconformity

disproportion,
imbalance,
inequality,
nonequivalence

Near Antonyms for dissimilarity

identicalness,
identity

accordance,
agreement,
conformity,
congruity,
correspondence,
parallelism,
similitude

equality,
equivalence,
equivalency

homogeneity,
homogeneousness,
uniformity

Antonyms for dissimilarity

alikeness,
analogousness,
analogy,
community,
likeness,
resemblance,
sameness,
similarity

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The first known use of dissimilarity was in 1650

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