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unlike

un·like
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-lahyk]
    • /ʌnˈlaɪk/
    • /ˌʌnˈlaɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-lahyk]
    • /ʌnˈlaɪk/

Definitions of unlike word

  • adjective unlike different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity. 1
  • preposition unlike dissimilar to; different from: She is unlike my sister in many ways. 1
  • preposition unlike not typical or characteristic of: It is unlike her to enjoy herself so much. 1
  • noun unlike a person or thing differing from another or others. 1
  • preposition unlike differently from 1
  • preposition unlike different from 1

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Origin of unlike

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
First recorded in 1150-1200, unlike is from the Middle English word unlik. See un-1, like1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unlike

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unlike popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for unlike

adj unlike

  • anti-thetical — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
  • at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
  • brand new — entirely new.
  • contrastive — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
  • dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.

noun unlike

  • contrast — A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
  • deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
  • difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
  • differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
  • discongruity — incongruity.

adjective unlike

  • antithetic — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
  • contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
  • contradistinctive — distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.
  • contrasted — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
  • different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.

Antonyms for unlike

noun unlike

  • adjacency — the quality or state of being adjacent; nearness
  • affinity — If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well.
  • analogy — If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
  • apposition — If two noun groups referring to the same person or thing are in apposition, one is placed immediately after the other, with no conjunction joining them, as in 'Her father, Nigel, left home three months ago.'
  • approximation — An approximation is a fact, object, or description which is similar to something else, but which is not exactly the same.

adj unlike

  • aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
  • akin — If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way.
  • alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
  • allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
  • analogous — If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.

adjective unlike

  • approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
  • cloner — someone who is involved in cloning
  • congenerous — Having the same (kind of) origin or action.
  • coordinate — If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.

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