Dissimilar vs. Similar — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dissimilar and Similar
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Dissimilar
Unlike; different.
Similar
Having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical
Northern India and similar areas
A soft cheese similar to Brie
Dissimilar
Not similar; unalike; different
Similar
A person or thing similar to another
He was one of those whose similar you never meet
Dissimilar
Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features.
This part very dissimilar to any other.
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Similar
A substance that produces effects resembling the symptoms of particular diseases (the basis of homeopathic treatment)
The principle of treatment by similars
Dissimilar
Not similar;
A group of very dissimilar people
A pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm
Their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own
Took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem
Similar
Having a resemblance in appearance or nature; alike though not identical.
Dissimilar
Not alike or similar;
As unalike as two people could be
Similar
(Mathematics) Having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. Used of geometric figures
Similar triangles.
Dissimilar
Not like; marked by dissimilarity;
For twins they are very unlike
People are profoundly different
Similar
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
My new car is similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back.
Similar
(mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of rotations, translations and scalings.
Similar
Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
Similar
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
Similar
(homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
Similar
Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.
Similar
Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness.
Similar
Homogenous; uniform.
Similar
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
Similar
Marked by correspondence or resemblance;
Similar food at similar prices
Problems similar to mine
They wore similar coats
Similar
Having the same or similar characteristics;
All politicians are alike
They looked utterly alike
Friends are generaly alike in background and taste
Similar
Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination;
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
Similar
(of words) expressing closely related meanings
Similar
Capable of replacing or changing places with something else;
Interchangeable parts
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