Definitions

resemblance

[ri-zem-bluhns] / rɪˈzɛm bləns /

NOUN

correspondence, similarity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affinity closeness coincidence comparison kinship parallel

STRONG

Xerox alikeness analogy carbon clone comparability conformity counterpart double facsimile image likeness look-alike parity ringer sameness semblance simile similitude

WEAK

birds of a feather carbon copy like of peas in a pod spitting image two of a kind

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difference divergence

STRONG

disagreement dissimilarity unlikeness

WEAK

contrast dissimililarity diversity

Example Sentences

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The theatrical Mary may be good for laughs, but other than the hoop skirt and pipe curls, she bears no resemblance to the real Mary, whose life was crowded with tragedy, misfortune and misinterpretation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Lopez Aliaga, a Christian nationalist widely known as "Porky" over his self-professed resemblance to rotund cartoon character Porky Pig, campaigned as a hardliner on crime and migration.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The algorithm rates how alike two faces are, a higher percentage "clustering" means more facial resemblance.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

For all their grievances with Didion’s fiction, the women’s lives bear a striking resemblance to Didion’s own.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

She wondered how she had ever been deceived into imagining a resemblance.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

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