resembles

VERB

look or be like

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feature mirror parallel simulate

STRONG

approximate coincide double duplicate echo favor follow match relate

WEAK

appear like be similar to be the very picture of bear resemblance to bring to mind come close to come near correspond to have earmarks of have signs of pass for remind one of seem like smack of sound like take after

Antonyms

WEAK

contradict contrast deviate differ disagree

Example Sentences

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The back garden now resembles a landfill site, with a huge pile of seed trays, lumber, compost and empty bottles of growing solution left behind.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Strip away the mystique and the Greenspan put merely resembles a sensible response to prevailing economic conditions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

The research team noticed that the section of tau responsible for attaching to microtubules closely resembles a-beta in both size and structure.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

“The structural setup closely resembles the 2024 episode,” said IG market analyst Fabien Yip.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Perhaps the recipients will make nothing of it, or think it is a recording of a pulsar, which in some superficial sense it resembles.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan