Definition of In a similar way

1. Adverb. With something of the same kind. "She pays him back in kind"

Exact synonyms: In Kind

Lexicographical Neighbors of In A Similar Way

in a lather
in a league of one's own
in a low voice
in a manner of speaking
in a minute
in a moment
in a nutshell
in a one-er
in a oner
in a pickle
in a pig's arse
in a pig's eye
in a pinch
in a row
in a sense
in a similar way (current term)
in a state
in a stound
in a walk
in a way
in a well mannered way
in a word
in abatement
in abeyance(p)
in absentia
in accord
in action
in addition
in advance
in advance(p)

Literary usage of In a similar way

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"... its deadly power is greatly diminished, and it occurred to Mr. Pedler that the poisonous properties of cobra virus might be diminished in a similar way. ..."

2. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"All other seed should be crushed or exported before 1st April, unless treated in a similar way. JACK (RW). ..."

3. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles, William Rishanger (1889)
"... to act in a similar way, each one began to plead frivolous excuses, and refused to take on himself the burden of such a great and anxious business, ..."

4. Maryland Under the Commonwealth: A Chronicle of the Years 1649-1658 by Bernard Christian Steiner (1911)
"... Surveyor General,2 and the third arranging for the raising of the levies for the current year in a similar way to that taken in the previous year.3 IV. ..."

5. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"... the analogous forms pu ! and pi! to have been used in a similar way by the Sanscrit-speaking people, it would give a rational account of the roots pay ..."

6. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"... its deadly power is greatly diminished, and it occurred to Mr. Pedler that the poisonous properties of cobra virus might be diminished in a similar way. ..."

7. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"All other seed should be crushed or exported before 1st April, unless treated in a similar way. JACK (RW). ..."

8. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles, William Rishanger (1889)
"... to act in a similar way, each one began to plead frivolous excuses, and refused to take on himself the burden of such a great and anxious business, ..."

9. Maryland Under the Commonwealth: A Chronicle of the Years 1649-1658 by Bernard Christian Steiner (1911)
"... Surveyor General,2 and the third arranging for the raising of the levies for the current year in a similar way to that taken in the previous year.3 IV. ..."

10. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"... the analogous forms pu ! and pi! to have been used in a similar way by the Sanscrit-speaking people, it would give a rational account of the roots pay ..."

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