US /ˈsɪm.əli/ UK /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/
adv Freq #17883

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In almost the same way.

    I was similarly affected by the news of the accident.

  2. 2
    adv

    Used to introduce a point that is much like the one just made.

    The first plan failed; similarly, the second one did not work.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in almost the same way. likewise
2 adv · used to introduce a point... likewise
Opposites
contrarilydifferentlydissimilarly

Etymology

From similar + -ly.

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