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Opposed vs Similar - What's the difference?

opposed | similar |

As adjectives the difference between opposed and similar

is that opposed is acting in opposition; opposing while similar is having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.

As a verb opposed

is past tense of oppose.

As a noun similar is

that which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

opposed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Acting in opposition; opposing.
  • Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (oppose)
  • similar

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
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  • (mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of operations of rotation, translation and scaling.
  • Synonyms

    * (with common characteristics) akin, alike, comparable, identical, same, twin

    Antonyms

    * (alike) different, unlike

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
  • (homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease