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similar to vs similar of

The correct phrase is 'similar to.' 'Similar of' is not a standard construction in English. 'Similar to' is commonly used to compare things that are alike or have common characteristics.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 9419 views

similar to

This is the correct phrase commonly used in English.

Use 'similar to' when comparing things that are alike or have common characteristics.
  • The wording is similar to Annex II, Part 1, point 23.
  • The protocol, though, is very similar to that of the Solomons.
  • Exposure produces symptoms similar to Parkinson's.
  • The pleas in law and principal arguments are similar to those put forward in Case T-394/08.
  • The safety profile of pravastatin was similar to placebo.
  • The concept is similar to directed dreaming.
  • The pleas and main arguments are similar to those relied on in that case.
  • This command is similar to LayerText to Path.
  • The various wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum... are similar to the strings on a violin.
  • You're all in a state similar to cave dwellers.
  • It's very similar to what you see in human populations.
  • It's similar to that, but video work.
  • Yellow dwarf, similar to our own sun.
  • He's too similar to his father.
  • This case is similar to 2 other cases in Camden county.
  • The moon has an atmosphere similar to Earth's.
  • My film is similar to the process of meeting people.
  • Your video is very similar to the one the killer left behind.
  • The history of each case is similar to this one.
  • It's similar to yours, Harry.

similar of

This is not a standard construction in English.

  • The execution is similar of important.
  • Does not apply in the ordinary course of the banking business (e.g. if FIH obtains a shareholding through a restructuring or similar of debtors) or if FIH is legally obliged to make such investment.
  • Most Euroregions contain regions with a similar level of development.
  • Such travellers often require a similar level of protection.
  • That suggests it's pretty similar levels of development.
  • Moreover, perpetuity levels are generally estimated to be of a similar order of magnitude as the economic growth rate.
  • The US Congress and the Canadian Parliament recently halted ratification of similar agreements because of the poor human rights situation.
  • The history of Collingwood is fairly typical of similar hospitals of the era.
  • of similar resistance of the basic material to harmful organisms of economic importance,
  • The exception clause would apply to direct marketing by the same company of similar categories of products or services.
  • The event followed the lines of similar meetings of the Presidents of EU institutions with religious leaders.
  • One party claimed that India was a better analogue market because of similar level of development to the PRC.
  • The number of similar items of which the batch consists must be reported.
  • The EESC would welcome the development of a similar set of Principles for HF.
  • I think maybe now, given the political situation here among the majority of Americans, we're starting to get a sense of a similar kind of pressure.
  • Furthermore, in both phases, the NDLA consisted of a similar trio of decision making bodies.
  • The Commission shall by 1 September 2013 draw up guidance documents on the definition of 'similar conditions of use across the Union'.
  • However, we could follow the example of a similar area of policy which already functions extremely well, in other words, external trade policy.
  • In addition to this, a similar amount of money still comes from national cofinancing.
  • A similar number of incidents is recorded annually in Slovakia.

Alternatives:

  • resembles
  • akin to
  • like
  • comparable to
  • in the same vein as

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