0 Something that is similar to something else has many things the same, although it is not exactly the same. -- parecido
The two houses are remarkably similar.
Her answer was remarkably similar to mine.
1 almost the same -- similar [ masculine-feminine, singular ]
This time elections were free and democratic, and the atmosphere was very similar to what we see in our own countries.
The situation is similar with regard to the government departments responsible for agriculture and several other areas of activity.
Under this directive, that would not be enough: people would have to send a fax or something similar.
The same applies to similar sources of pollution in the fishery sector.
We should at least want respect, for example, for similar standards to those which are, for us, a kind of moral, ethical and political beacon.
This will make us less vulnerable during crises similar to the one we had last winter.
Nanotubes may behave in the human body in a manner similar to asbestos fibres.
Other activists are threatened with a similar fate.
