adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/
/ˈsɪm.əli/haplology
Canada, General-American:/ˈsɪmə.lɚ.li/
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CMU ARPABET:S IH1 M AH0 L ER0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a like style or manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: manner
Examples
The sisters dressed similarly.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: likewise
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Used to link similar items.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: conjunctive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
in like or similar manner- Samuel Johnson
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He was similarly affected
some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: likewise
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English similar Middle English -ly English -ly English similarly From similar + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
подобно
(podobno)
— in a similar style or manner
Bulgarian:
по същия начин
(po sǎštija način)
— in a similar style or manner
Catalan:
semblantment
— in a similar style or manner
Chinese Mandarin:
類似地 /类似地
(lèisì de)
— in a similar style or manner
Chinese Mandarin:
同樣地 /同样地
(tóngyàng de)
— in a similar style or manner
Chinese Mandarin:
相似地
(xiāngsì de)
— in a similar style or manner
Czech:
podobně
— in a similar style or manner
Dutch:
gelijk
— in a similar style or manner
Dutch:
evenzo
— in a similar style or manner
Dutch:
op dezelfde manier
— in a similar style or manner
Esperanto:
simile
— in a similar style or manner
Finnish:
samoin
— in a similar style or manner
Finnish:
samaten
— in a similar style or manner
Finnish:
vastaavasti
— in a similar style or manner
French:
pareillement
— in a similar style or manner
French:
semblablement
— in a similar style or manner
French:
similairement
— in a similar style or manner
Georgian:
ასევე
(aseve)
— in a similar style or manner
Georgian:
მსგავსად
(msgavsad)
— in a similar style or manner
German:
ähnlich
— in a similar style or manner
Gothic:
𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉
(analeikō)
— in a similar style or manner
Ancient Greek:
ὁμοίως
(homoíōs)
— in a similar style or manner
Hebrew:
בדומה
(bedome)
— in a similar style or manner
Hungarian:
hasonlóan
— in a similar style or manner
Irish:
mar an gcéanna
— in a similar style or manner
Irish:
ar an mbealach céanna
— in a similar style or manner
Irish:
ar an gcuma chéanna
— in a similar style or manner
Italian:
similarmente
— in a similar style or manner
Italian:
similmente
— in a similar style or manner
Japanese:
同様に
(dōyō ni)
— in a similar style or manner
Central Kurdish:
ھەروەھا
(herweha)
— in a similar style or manner
Latin:
similiter
— in a similar style or manner
Polish:
podobnie
— in a similar style or manner
Polish:
analogicznie
— in a similar style or manner
Portuguese:
similarmente
— in a similar style or manner
Russian:
подо́бным о́бразом
(podóbnym óbrazom)
— in a similar style or manner
Russian:
та́к же
(ták že)
— in a similar style or manner
Russian:
аналоги́чно
(analogíčno)
— in a similar style or manner
Russian:
подо́бно
(podóbno)
— in a similar style or manner
Scottish Gaelic:
mar an ceudna
— in a similar style or manner
Serbo-Croatian:
слѝчно
— in a similar style or manner
Serbo-Croatian:
slìčno
— in a similar style or manner
Spanish:
similarmente
— in a similar style or manner
Spanish:
igualmente
— in a similar style or manner
Spanish:
asimismo
— in a similar style or manner
Spanish:
de la misma manera
— in a similar style or manner