similar

similar
sim‧i‧lar S1 W1 AC /ˈsɪmələ, ˈsɪmɪlə $ -ər/ adjectivealmost the same
   OPP  different ⇨ alike:
    We have similar tastes in music.
    Both approaches seem to achieve similar results.
    A number of his friends had been affected in a similar way.
    The two products look quite similar.
    similar to
    Her ideas are quite similar to mine.
    similar in
    The two cars are very similar in size and design.
    broadly/roughly similar
    The two groups have broadly similar aims.
    remarkably/strikingly similar
    The speech was strikingly similar to one given by the American President earlier this year.
⇨ similarly
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adverbs
   ▪ very similar I was in a very similar situation not so long ago.
   ▪ broadly/roughly similar The new employment terms and conditions will be broadly similar to those currently in place.
   ▪ remarkably/strikingly/startlingly similar The results of each study are remarkably similar.
   ▪ quite/fairly similar The two species are quite similar.
   ▪ somewhat similar Their reactions were somewhat similar.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ similar adjective almost the same: Jo said she’d had a similar experience. | The colours are very similar, but I like this one best.
   ▪ like preposition similar to something or someone else: It tastes a little like chicken. | She still looks like a teenager.
   ▪ alike adjective [not before noun] very similar - used especially about the way people look or behave: She and her sister look alike. | Lawyers are all alike - I don’t trust them.
   ▪ close adjective very similar: The film bears a close resemblance to real life (=is very similar). | The painting is remarkably close to the original.
   ▪ much the same very similar: The glass is still made in much the same way as it was 100 years ago. | People are much the same, wherever you go. | She still looks very much the same.
   ▪ identical adjective exactly the same: The two computers were identical in design. | identical names
   ▪ matching adjective having the same colour, style, pattern etc as something else - used about clothes or furniture that you wear or use together: She wore matching silver shoes and handbag. | a dining table and matching chairs
   ▪ akin to something formal fairly similar to something: These dialects are akin to Arabic, though different in several respects.