unlike

[uhn-lahyk] / ʌnˈlaɪk /

ADJECTIVE

different

Synonyms

STRONG

dissimilar

WEAK

apples and oranges clashing conflicting contradictory contrary contrasted discordant disharmonious disparate dissonant distant distinct divergent diverse far cry from heterogeneous hostile incompatible incongruous inconsistent mismatched not alike offbeat opposed opposite poles apart separate unalike unequal unrelated variant various weird

Antonyms

WEAK

alike like related same similar

Example Sentences

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But unlike in past periods when stock valuations have been high, they are still relatively unhappy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“It’s very hard for people to search and find what they’re looking for at the price they’re looking for, unlike many markets where it’s pretty straightforward.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Roberts said it did occasionally "feel like we've gone back in time", although they do have Wi-Fi access, unlike the island's seasonal guests.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Anthropic, unlike SpaceX, is desperate for more compute capacity.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The girl gave a happy yelp, not unlike a fox kit, and they carried on down the road, hand in hand, swinging their filthy prize and sack of rubbish all the way.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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