RESEMBLANCES Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

resemblances

noun

plural of resemblance

as in similarities

a point which two or more things share in common I see a family resemblance between you and your brother

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Recent Examples of resemblances To make the resemblances convincing, Gethings recruited participants by complementing their standout features and promising to accentuate them with the help of hair and makeup stylists in a studio setting. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 30 May 2026 Most of the film’s other resemblances, of which there are many, prove less distressing. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026 The market cadence of the past few months has some uncomfortable resemblances to the early 2025 path leading up to that tariff-panic crescendo. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026 David Leach, the head of security, noted that a training program offered by the utility for technician jobs bears resemblances to Oakland’s cadet initiative. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026 For all the resemblances between the ancient incarceration system and our own, the differences are real. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025 Further investigation into a chalk underdrawing of ‘The Night Watch,’ using macro X-ray florescence scans, showed even more resemblances between the two dogs. — Senay Boztas, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025 Some of these ancient microbes show strong resemblances to modern pathogens. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025

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similarities

Noun

The proof’s similarities to Buckmaster and Alpöge’s progress are superficial.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
While one is a skin care powerhouse and the other a fragrance leader, there are some similarities.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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