mindmap root((相似)) similar implies such likeness as allows the possibility of being mistaken for another: all the houses in the development are ~. analogous applies to things having many similarities but belonging to essentially different categories: ~ political systems. like implies resemblance or similarity ranging from virtual identity to slight similarity: found people of ~ mind. alike implies having close resemblance even though obviously distinct: siblings who looked ~. akin suggests essential rather than apparent likeness: diseases ~ to one another in their effects. parallel suggests a marked likeness in the course of development of two things: the ~ careers of two movie stars. homogeneous implies likeness of a number of things in kind, sort, or class: a ~ population. uniform implies consistent likeness and lack of variation in existence, appearance, or operation: ~ application of the law. identical indicates either essential sameness or exact correspondence without detectable or significant difference: shared ~ concerns.