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similarity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of similarity

1 the quality or state of having many qualities in common

the similarity between the two essays is too great to be coincidental—one author virtually copied the other

Synonyms of similarity

alikeness, community, comparability, correspondence, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similitude

Words Related to similarity

affinity, analogousness

equation, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity

identicalness, identity, sameness

correlation, relationship

exchangeability, interchangeability

accordance, agreement, compatibility, conformity, congruity

Near Antonyms of similarity

conflict, polarity

incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, nonconformity

differentiability, discriminability, distinguishability

anomalousness, dichotomy

disproportion, imbalance, inequality, nonequivalence

Antonyms of similarity

difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinctiveness, distinctness, unlikeness

2 a point which two or more things share in common

the only similarity between this project and the last one is that both will involve some lab work

Synonyms of similarity

commonality, common denominator, congruity, correspondence, parallel, resemblance, similitude

Words Related to similarity

counterpart, equal, equivalent

Near Antonyms of similarity

difference, discrepancy

deviance, divergence, incongruence, incongruity

change, modification, variation

Antonyms of similarity

Synonym Discussion of similarity

likeness, similarity, resemblance, similitude, analogy mean agreement or correspondence in details. likeness implies a closer correspondence than similarity which often implies that things are merely somewhat alike.

- a remarkable likeness to his late father
- some similarity between the two cases

resemblance implies similarity chiefly in appearance or external qualities.

- statements that bear little resemblance to the truth

similitude applies chiefly to correspondence between abstractions.

- two schools of social thought showing points of similitude

analogy implies likeness or parallelism in relations rather than in appearance or qualities.

- pointed out analogies to past wars

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