similarity | Definition of similarity

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