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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 gladiator depicted on the cover of “Those Who Are About to Die” has the beginnings of a pot belly and bears not the slightest physical resemblance to Kirk Douglas or Russell Crowe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They bear no resemblance to Trump's proposals, published by Israel's Channel 12 network after US officials had confirmed their existence.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

But those Bruins bore little resemblance to the seeming juggernaut that took the floor Friday, determined to show what they’ve learned since late February.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Schrödinger noticed the deep resemblance Hamilton had drawn between optics and mechanics.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Her face has a ghostly resemblance to one of Yolanda's generation.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez