Difference
Difference noun - The quality or state of being different.
Usage example: there's a great difference between claiming to care about the environment and living like you really do
Similarity
Similarity noun - The quality or state of having many qualities in common.
Usage example: the similarity between the two essays is too great to be coincidental—one author virtually copied the other
How words are described
| physical | physical difference | physical similarity |
| notable | notable difference | notable similarity |
| obvious | obvious difference | obvious similarity |
| visible | visible difference | visible similarity |
| Other adjectives: distinct, real, big, extreme, great, little, slight, striking, functional, sole, possible, minor, apparent, significant, marked, fundamental, visual, cosmetic, genetic, biggest, stylistic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The teaching routine (shown as the page image) challenged the kids about similarity and difference: for example, they'd show three different breeds of cats, and a dog.
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You might notice the similarity to the poleaxe described above; the biggest difference is that halberds have longer shafts, and lack the hammer function that some poleaxes had.
Source: Blade on a Stick -
The same kind of similarity and major difference also applies to Garuda and the hidden character, Gargoyle.
Source: Video Game / Anarchy Reigns
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