1.
resembling without being identical.
"a soft cheese similar to Brie"
synonyms: alike, (much) the same, indistinguishable, almost identical, homogeneous, homologous; More
noun
1.
archaic
a person or thing similar to another.
2.
a substance that produces effects resembling the symptoms of particular diseases (the basis of homeopathic treatment).
"the principle of treatment by similars