be unlike

VERB

contrast

Synonyms

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contradict diverge vary

STRONG

balance bracket collate conflict depart deviate differentiate disagree distinguish hang mismatch oppose separate weigh

WEAK

be a foil to be contrary to be dissimilar be diverse be variable hold a candle to match up set in opposition set off stack up against stand out

Antonyms

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agree

STRONG

aid harmonize help join stay

WEAK

accord be alike be equal be similar coincide concur conform

VERB

differ

Synonyms

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alter conflict with contradict contrast disagree diverge modify vary

STRONG

digress diversify qualify reverse turn

WEAK

be distinguished from be off the beaten path bear no resemblance clash with depart from deviate from divaricate from jar with lack resemblance not conform not look like run counter to show contrast sing a different tune stand apart take exception

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept agree coincide concur remain

WEAK

be same conform consent harmonize

VERB

vary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter differ diverge diversify divide fluctuate modify range

STRONG

alternate assort convert depart deviate digress disagree displace dissent divaricate inflect interchange mutate part separate swerve transform turn variegate

WEAK

blow hot and cold hem and haw permutate shilly-shally take turns yo-yo

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree conform disorganize hold join keep maintain remain retain

STRONG

arrive come concur consent continue stay wait

Example Sentences

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As these descriptions illustrate, the pieces on “Tranquilizer” produce images, though the film that plays in your mind’s eye as the record unfolds may be unlike any you’ve seen before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Lamb admitted Mick Shipman developed into a character he himself wanted to be, unlike some of his other roles.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

The subjects being communicated by animals may be unlike anything humans might expect or comprehend, which the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once summed up by arguing, “If a lion could speak, we would not understand him.”

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

It would not be unlike me to go to two different Erewhons in one day and have it kind of be a ridiculous indulgence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

The novel of the future would be unlike anything in the past.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

be unlike

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