| Main Entry: | resemble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look or be like |
Synonyms: |
appear like, approximate, be similar to, be the very picture of, bear resemblance to, bring to mind, coincide, come close to, come near, correspond to, double, duplicate, echo, favor, feature, follow, have earmarks of, have signs of, match, mirror, parallel, pass for, relate, remind one of, seem like, simulate, smack of, sound like, take after |
Antonyms: |
contradict, contrast, deviate, differ, disagree |
| Main Entry: | resembling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | looking like |
Synonyms: |
bogus, ersatz, quasi |
Antonyms: |
differing from |
| Main Entry: | alike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
Synonyms: |
Xerox, akin, allied, analogous, approximate, associated, carbon copy, cognate, comparable, concurrent, correspondent, corresponding, dead ringer, ditto*, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, even, facsimile, identical, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look-alike, matched, matching, mated, parallel, proportionate, related, resembling, same, same difference, similar, spitting image, undifferentiated, uniform |
Antonyms: |
different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unlike |
| Main Entry: | analogous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, similar |
Synonyms: |
akin, alike, comparable, consonant, convertible, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, homologous, interchangeable, kindred, like, parallel, related, resembling, undifferentiated, uniform |
| Notes: | homologus features are those that were originally the same in evolutionary development but have adapted differently (arms of humans, forelegs of cats, etc.); analogous features are those that resemble one another in function but are traceable back to completely different origins when a comparison is of such a nature that it comprises three terms, then comparable is the word to use; when it comprises four terms, the relation requires the word analogous |
Antonyms: |
disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, unalike, unlike, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | appear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seem |
Synonyms: |
have the appearance, look as if, look like, occur, resemble, sound, strike one as |
Antonyms: |
be real |
| Main Entry: | approach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come nearer |
Synonyms: |
advance, approximate, be comparable to, be like, bear, belly up to, border, buzz*, catch up, close in, come, come at, come close, compare with, contact, converge, correspond to, creep up, draw near, equal, gain on, go toward, impend, loom up, match, meet, move in on, move toward, near, progress, reach, resemble, surround, take after, threaten, verge upon |
Antonyms: |
depart, distance, go away, leave |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
Synonyms: |
alike, analogous, close, comparable, like, matching, near, relative, resembling, verging on |
Antonyms: |
dissimilar, exact, same |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come close |
Synonyms: |
approach, border on, come near, estimate, near, reach, resemble, touch, verge on |
| Main Entry: | border on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come close to; approximate |
Synonyms: |
abut, adjoin, approach, be like, be similar to, come near, compare, connect, contact, echo, impinge, join, lie near, lie next to, march, match, near, neighbor, parallel, resemble, touch, verge on |
Antonyms: |
not touch |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accurate, precise |
Synonyms: |
conscientious, exact, faithful, lifelike, literal, resembling, similar, strict |
Antonyms: |
far, imprecise, inaccurate |