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One similarity between cats and dogs is that both need care.
What does Similarity mean?
a way that things are alike.
Dictionary definition
The quality of being alike in some way.
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Students found a similarity between the two folktales.
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The essay explains how one similarity can reveal a larger theme.
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What does similarity mean?
Similarity means a way that things are alike.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to similarity?
Likeness is close in meaning to similarity in this context.
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Which word or phrase is a useful contrast for similarity?
Difference contrasts with similarity in this context.
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MeaningSimilarity means a way that things are alike.
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Synonyms
Words like Similarity
likenessClose in meaning when similarity means a way that things are alike.
resemblanceClose in meaning when similarity means a way that things are alike.
samenessClose in meaning when similarity means a way that things are alike.
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differenceContrasts with similarity in the meaning a way that things are alike.
contrastContrasts with similarity in the meaning a way that things are alike.
oppositeContrasts with similarity in the meaning a way that things are alike.
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