Definitions

unlike

[uhn-lahyk] / ʌnˈlaɪk /

ADJECTIVE

different

Synonyms

STRONG

dissimilar

WEAK

apples and oranges clashing conflicting contradictory contrary contrasted discordant disharmonious disparate dissonant distant distinct divergent diverse far cry from heterogeneous hostile incompatible incongruous inconsistent mismatched not alike offbeat opposed opposite poles apart separate unalike unequal unrelated variant various weird

Antonyms

WEAK

alike like related same similar

Example Sentences

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It was very unlike them, because we are used to seeing them manage games so well.

From BBC

But this year’s gathering was unlike any other.

From Los Angeles Times

Not unlike a bighorn, she handily scrambled up the craggy slope it stretched over.

From Los Angeles Times

“The run on this, it is amazing,” said Sperzel, head of trading for Germany, adding that the buying spree is a surprise because silver, unlike gold, incurs a sales tax in Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is an electoral system unlike any other, a vote for a parliament without a state.

From Barron's

unlike

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