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Common collocations with similar in American Collocation

similar adjective

US /ˈsɪmɪlər/

very

remarkably
strikingly
very

Australia is strikingly similar in its road system to the UK.

rather

fairly
quite
rather
vaguely

The three models all look fairly similar.

in a strange or surprising way

confusingly
curiously
eerily
surprisingly
uncannily

Alfonso’s reign ended in 1931 in an eerily similar manner to that of his grandmother, Isabella II.

in most important respects

basically
broadly
essentially
fundamentally
roughly
substantially

The approach works in a broadly similar way to that of natural evolution.

in a particular way

conceptually
culturally
functionally
genetically
physically
structurally
visually

In the tests, the patients were infected with a genetically similar strain of the virus.

apparently, but not really

externally
outwardly
seemingly
superficially

Though they are outwardly similar, the two products differ significantly in the quality of their manufacture.

appear
be
become
feel
look
prove
remain
seem
sound

In life, his affairs were not uncomplicated, and in death they have proved somewhat similar.