dissimilar

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·simi·lar AW BrE [dɪˈsɪmɪlə(r)] NAmE [dɪˈsɪmɪlər] adjective ~ (from/to sb/sth) (formal)
not the same
•These wines are not dissimilar (= are similar).
•The two languages are completely dissimilar from each other.
Opp: ↑similar
Derived Word: ↑dissimilarity

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from ↑dis- (expressing reversal) + ↑similar, on the pattern of Latin dissimilis, French dissimilaire.

Example Bank:
•His views are not dissimilar from those of the Health Minister.
•The way of life here is not altogether dissimilar to that in other parts of Europe.
•These wines are not dissimilar.
•They had spent their childhoods in highly dissimilar circumstances.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  unlike, different, unalike
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  like, similar, alike(p)