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, just as a simple rule designed to account for inflation and growth forecasts would predict.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

However, most vaccine designs rely on the drug itself, or a molecule that closely resembles it, to train the immune system.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

He lifts this thing off his ear that resembles the wireless earbuds, and his holographic glasses disappear.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas