Antonyms for similar

Antonyms for (adj) similar

Main entry: like, similar

Definition: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination

Usage: suits of like design; a limited circle of like minds; members of the cat family have like dispositions; as like as two peas in a pod; doglike devotion; a dreamlike quality

Antonyms: unlike, different, dissimilar

Definition: marked by dissimilarity


Main entry: similar

Definition: marked by correspondence or resemblance

Usage: similar food at similar prices; problems similar to mine; they wore similar coats

Antonyms: dissimilar

Definition: not similar


Antonyms: unsympathetic

Definition: not sympathetic or disposed toward


Antonyms: unsympathetic, unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable

Definition: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings


Antonyms: homologous

Definition: having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function


Antonyms: heterologic, heterological, heterologous

Definition: not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin


Main entry: similar, alike, like

Definition: having the same or similar characteristics

Usage: all politicians are alike; they looked utterly alike; friends are generally alike in background and taste

Antonyms: unalike, dissimilar

Definition: not alike or similar


Main entry: similar, standardised, standardized, exchangeable, interchangeable

Definition: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

Usage: interchangeable electric outlets interchangeable parts

Antonyms: unreplaceable, irreplaceable

Definition: impossible to replace


Main entry: similar

Definition: (of words) expressing closely related meanings

Antonyms: antonymous

Definition: of words: having opposite meanings


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