Collocations for "similar"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "similar" in context.
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similar
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- is similar to [the original, yours]
- is similar in [appearance, size, nature, spirit, style] (to)
- two similar [houses, watches, ideas]
- [brie] is similar to [camembert]
- has similar [qualities, aspects]
- has a similar [plot, story, theme]
- had a similar [result, outcome]
- have similar [names, meanings]
- [relatively, extremely) similar
- [thought, said, did] something similar
- [sound, appear] (very) similar
- sounds (very) similar to
- similar in [several, many, certain] ways
'similar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a number of
- age
- along
- attribute
- background
- belong
- broadly
- characteristic
- concept
- counterpart
- creation
- cricket
- dislike
- effectiveness
- element
- equivalent
- fashion
- fate
- flute
- marrow
- match
- meet
- method
- musical
- opinion
- outcome
- phenomenon
- predicament
- quite
- quote
- rejection
- relation
- same
- something
- somewhat
- sound
- two
- upbringing
- yield