Antonyms of adj similar

5 senses of similar

Sense 1
similar (vs. dissimilar) -- (marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats")

dissimilar (vs. similar) -- (not similar; "a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem")

Sense 2
alike (predicate) (vs. unalike), similar, like -- (having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste")


Sense 3
like (vs. unlike), similar -- (resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality")


Sense 4
similar -- ((of words) expressing closely related meanings)

INDIRECT (VIA synonymous) -> antonymous -- (of words: having opposite meanings)

Sense 5
exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, standardized, standardised -- (capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts")

INDIRECT (VIA replaceable) -> irreplaceable, unreplaceable -- (impossible to replace; "irreplaceable antiques")

Similarity of adj similar

5 senses of similar

Sense 1
similar (vs. dissimilar) -- (marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats")
       => akin (predicate), kindred -- (similar in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector")
       => analogous, correspondent -- (similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar")
       => confusable, mistakable -- (so similar as to be easily identified for another thing; "potentially confusable senses of words"; "easily mistakable signals")
       => connatural -- (similar in nature; "and mix with our connatural dust"- John Milton)
       => corresponding -- (similar especially in position or purpose; "a number of corresponding diagonal points")
       => quasi (prenominal) -- (having some resemblance; "a quasi success"; "a quasi contract")
       => sympathetic -- (having similar disposition and tastes; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion")
          Also See-> same#2

Sense 2
alike (predicate) (vs. unalike), similar, like -- (having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste")

Sense 3
like (vs. unlike), similar -- (resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality")
       => like-minded -- (of the same turn of mind)
       => look-alike -- (resembling closely; "they have look-alike cars")
       => suchlike -- (of the same kind; "a locker that usually contained paper, ink, and suchlike equipment")
          Also See-> same#2

Sense 4
similar -- ((of words) expressing closely related meanings)
       => synonymous (vs. antonymous) -- ((of words) meaning the same or nearly the same)

Sense 5
exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, standardized, standardised -- (capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts")
       => replaceable (vs. irreplaceable) -- (capable of being replaced)