Read the dictionary definition of similar. All definitions for this word.
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
1. suits of like design
2. a limited circle of like minds
3. members of the cat family have like dispositions
4. as like as two peas in a pod
5. doglike devotion
6. a dreamlike quality
2. having the same or similar characteristics
1. all politicians are alike
2. they looked utterly alike
3. friends are generally alike in background and taste
3. capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
1. interchangeable electric outlets
2. interchangeable parts
4. marked by correspondence or resemblance
1. similar food at similar prices
2. problems similar to mine
3. they wore similar coats
5. (of words) expressing closely related meanings