not unlike

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alike comparable related

STRONG

agnate allied allying approximating close cognate conforming congeneric consonant corresponding double equal equaling equivalent jibing matching near parallel relating resembling same twin uniform

WEAK

according to akin analogous approximative carbon-copy coextensive commensurate compatible congenerous consistent homologous identical in the manner of much the same not far from on the order of selfsame such undifferentiated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

different dissimilar unlike

STRONG

away changing divergent far inconsistent mismatched unalike unequal unfriendly variable

Example Sentences

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has echoed that view, saying External link the U.S. is at “the nascent stages of a productivity boom, not unlike the 1990s.”

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The 30-year does not, unlike in the US, have a direct impact on common fixed mortgage rates in the UK.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The evidence for this scheme consisted mostly of the fact that the law center relied on paid informants for its work, not unlike the FBI.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Maybe it’s a phase of development not unlike childhood, youth and middle age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Miss Brown gave me Beethoven’s Ecossaise in G, which, strangely, had chords not unlike the Joplin rags.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

not unlike

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