Synonyms for similitude
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Likeness
likeness, resemblance, similarity, image, comparison, analogy, equivalence, conformity, picture, semblance, affinity, alikeness, correspondence, parity
2. Counterpart
Other
assimilitude rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Similarity or resemblance to something else.
- n. 2
A way in which two people or things share similitude.
- n. 3
Someone or something that closely resembles another; a duplicate or twin.
Forms
- Plural
- similitudes → likenesses, resemblances, similarities, images…
Choose the right word
Similitude is a rhetorical comparison of one thing to another with which it has some points in common.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- comparison Our city is rather small in comparison with Tokyo.
- resemblance The child bears a closer resemblance to his mother.
- similarity The similarity between the two persons is astonishing.
- likeness A painter could not better describe his likeness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| similitude | steady | |
| comparison | falling | |
| resemblance | steady | |
| similarity | steady | |
| likeness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- twin1
- 5 letters
- image2
- 6 letters
- parity3, simile
- 7 letters
- picture2, analogy4, parable3
- 8 letters
- metaphor3, affinity4, likeness2
- 9 letters
- semblance2, alikeness
- 10 letters
- comparison4, similarity5, conformity4
- 11 letters
- counterpart3, resemblance3, equivalence4
- 12 letters
- assimilitude
- 14 letters
- correspondence4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (image2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- similitude
- Español
- semejanza