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similar
adverbs
very similar
• I was in a very similar situation not so long ago.
broadly/roughly similar
• The new employment terms and conditions will be broadly similar to those currently in place.
remarkably/strikingly/startlingly similar
• The results of each study are remarkably similar.
quite/fairly similar
• The two species are quite similar.
somewhat similar
• Their reactions were somewhat similar.
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adj. VERBS be, feel, look, sound, taste | remain ADV. extremely, remarkably, strikingly, uncannily, very The three portraits are remarkably similar. | basically, broadly, quite, rather, roughly, somewhat countries with broadly similar characteristics | superficially Their experiences are superficially similar. | qualitatively PREP. in The two houses are similar in size. | to Snake meat tastes similar to chicken.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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similar
adjective almost the same:
• Jo said she’d had a similar experience. • The colours are very similar, but I like this one best.
like
preposition similar to something or someone else:
• It tastes a little like chicken. • She still looks like a teenager.
alike
adjective [ not before noun ] very similar - used especially about the way people look or behave:
• She and her sister look alike. • Lawyers are all alike - I don’t trust them.
close
adjective very similar:
• The film bears a close resemblance to real life (= is very similar ) . • The painting is remarkably close to the original.
much the same
very similar:
• The glass is still made in much the same way as it was 100 years ago. • People are much the same, wherever you go. • She still looks very much the same.
identical
adjective exactly the same:
• The two computers were identical in design. • identical names
matching
adjective having the same colour, style, pattern etc as something else - used about clothes or furniture that you wear or use together:
• She wore matching silver shoes and handbag. • a dining table and matching chairs
akin to something
formal fairly similar to something:
• These dialects are akin to Arabic, though different in several respects.
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