Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with similar in American Collocation
similar
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/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.