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If one thing is similar to another, or if two things are similar, they have features that are the same.
- Does similar mean same?
- How do you use similar?
- What is difference between identical or similar?
- Is it similar to or similar with?
- What is similar example?
- What's a word for similar but different?
- How do I use similar in a sentence?
- What is the difference between same and equal?
- What is the noun of identical?
- What makes something similar?
- What is example of synonym?
Does similar mean same?
Same means that two (or more) things are identical. For instance, a person might have two identical plastic cups or three pairs of ankle-cut socks by the same company and in the same color. Similar means that two (or more) things are nearly identical but not quite.
How do you use similar?
We use similar if two or more things are not entirely the same, or identical if two or more things are exactly the same. We use the patterns similar to and identical to, a similar + noun or a similar + one and an identical + noun or an identical + one. We don't say a same: This colour is similar to that one.
What is difference between identical or similar?
As nouns the difference between identical and similar
is that identical is (usually|pluralized|chiefly|philosophy) something which has exactly the same properties as something else while similar is that which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
Is it similar to or similar with?
In AE (American English), "similar with" is incorrect; the phrase is similar to.
What is similar example?
The definition of similar is two things that have characteristics that resemble each other but are not exactly alike. An example of similar is a cream skirt and a white skirt.
What's a word for similar but different?
The synonyms analogous and similar are sometimes interchangeable, but analogous applies to things belonging in essentially different categories but nevertheless having many similarities.
How do I use similar in a sentence?
"That apple is similar to the one I ate yesterday." "The trumpet sounds similar to the trombone." "They remain similar in color." "The couple became similar in personality."
What is the difference between same and equal?
Same and equal are similar, but "same" can refer more to similar quality between two things, while "equal" refers more to similar amounts between two things. This is usually not a big difference but in some sentences it makes more sense to use one or the other.
What is the noun of identical?
identity. Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same. The difference or character that marks off an individual from the rest of the same kind, selfhood.
What makes something similar?
Two figures are said to be similar if they are the same shape. In more mathematical language, two figures are similar if their corresponding angles are congruent , and the ratios of the lengths of their corresponding sides are equal.
What is example of synonym?
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous .
