similarity
Quality of matching
Similarity is the quality of being alike or resembling something else.
Two things share similarity when they have features in common: The similarity between the twins was striking.
The word often appears in comparisons: There's a strong similarity between their writing styles.
In the plural, similarities names specific shared features: Despite their differences, the proposals have several similarities.
Visual similarity or representation
- alikenessState of being similar
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- equivalenceState of being equal
- samenessState of being identical
comparability · uniformity · homogeneity · congruence · parallel · match · mirror image · spitting image
Assessment of similarities
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- parallelismMatching structural elements
correspondence · equivalence · proportion · homology · mapping · likening · approximation · correlation
Harmonious mutual connection
- kinshipState of being related
- connectionA joining or relation
- bondBinding tie or connection
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
harmony · compatibility · congeniality · closeness · alignment · accord · empathy · resonance
Statistical relationship measure
- cosineRatio in triangle math
- PearsonAnglo surname
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- metricStandard of measurement
distance · vector · embedding · clustering · matching · score · index · measure
Structural similarity through descent
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- relatednessState of being connected
- consanguinityRelatedness through shared ancestry
lineage · phylogeny · descent · inheritance · kinship · bloodline · familial · taxonomic
Adaptive resemblance to another
- emulationCopying to rival
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
mirroring · echoing · mimesis · reproduction · counterfeiting · forgery · approximation · modeling
likeness
Visual similarity or representation
- alikenessState of being similar
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- equivalenceState of being equal
sameness · comparability · uniformity · homogeneity · congruence · parallel · match · mirror image · spitting image · double
comparison
Assessment of similarities
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
parallelism · correspondence · equivalence · proportion · homology · mapping · likening · approximation · correlation · congruity
rapport
Harmonious mutual connection
- kinshipState of being related
- connectionA joining or relation
- bondBinding tie or connection
sympathy · harmony · compatibility · congeniality · closeness · alignment · accord · empathy · resonance · understanding
correlation
Statistical relationship measure
- cosineRatio in triangle math
- PearsonAnglo surname
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
metric · distance · vector · embedding · clustering · matching · score · index · measure · algorithm
homology
Structural similarity through descent
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- relatednessState of being connected
consanguinity · lineage · phylogeny · descent · inheritance · kinship · bloodline · familial · taxonomic · evolutionary
mimicry
Adaptive resemblance to another
- emulationCopying to rival
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
duplication · mirroring · echoing · mimesis · reproduction · counterfeiting · forgery · approximation · modeling · cloning
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- imitationcopy, copycat, imitation, mimicking, replica
- visual perceptionpattern recognition, optical illusion, edge detection, illusions, figure-ground
- recommendationsadvised, recommendation engine, Netflix, Spotify, Amazon
- Image Comparisoncontrast, side by side, before and after, overlay, juxtaposition
- abstractionsidea, concept, abstraction, thought, meaning
similaritydifference
Way things contrast
dissimilarity · unlikeness · distinction · disparity · contrast
similaritydiversity
State of varied elements
variation · variety · heterogeneity · divergence · distinctiveness
similarityopposition
Active resistance or dissent
incongruity · incongruence · disagreement · incompatibility · dichotomy