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unlike
I. preposition EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Ashley was unlike any woman I have ever known. II. adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Fanny argues that her temper and Henry's are too unlike to get married. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And, unlike most other House panels, the ethics committee conducts virtually all of its business behind closed doors. ▪ But Iraty has survived gloriously, unlike other local forests, which were exploited half to death. ▪ Cellulose, unlike cotton duck and linen, does not contract or expand due to atmospheric conditions. ▪ For years it had been unlike Jenny to notice, or at least to comment upon, what time he arrived home. ▪ Not unlike Anglican Bishops, he felt, impressive enough in bulk but with tiny, tiny heads. ▪ Prostration comes in spells, unlike Arsenicum where it is continuous. ▪ She believes she is doing a public service not unlike doctors or firemen. ▪ The situation is not unlike that in astronomy after the Copernican revolution.
unlike
I. un‧like1 W3 /ʌnˈlaɪk/ preposition 1. completely different from a particular person or thing: ▪ Tammy was unlike any other woman I have ever known.
2. not typical of someone at all: ▪ It’s unlike Greg to be late.
3. used when saying how one person or thing is different from another: ▪ Unlike most people in the office, I don’t come to work by car.
4. not unlike similar to: ▪ In appearance John is not unlike his brother. ▪ The landscape is not unlike that of Scotland.
II. unlike2 adjective literary not alike SYN different • • • THESAURUS ▪different if something or someone is different, they are not like something or someone else, or they are not like they were before : ▪ You look different. Have you had your hair cut? ▪ We’ve painted the door a different colour. ▪ The cultures of the two countries are very different. ▪unique very different, special, or unusual and the only one of its kind. Don’t use words such as very before unique : ▪ The book is certainly very rare, and possibly unique. ▪ the unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands ▪distinctive having a special feature or appearance that makes something different from other things, and makes it easy to recognize : ▪ Male birds have distinctive blue and yellow markings. ▪unlike [PREP]completely different from a particular person or thing : ▪ In Britain, unlike the United States, the government provides health care. ▪have nothing in common if two people have nothing in common, they do not have the same interests or opinions and therefore cannot form a friendly relationship : ▪ Apart from the fact that we went to the same school, we have absolutely nothing in common. ▪there’s no/little resemblance used when saying that two people or things seem very different : ▪ There’s no resemblance between the two sisters at all. ▪ The final product bore no resemblance to the original proposal (=it was very different). ▪dissimilar formal not the same as something else : ▪ These four politically dissimilar states have all signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation. ▪be like chalk and cheese British English informal if two people are like chalk and cheese, they are completely different : ▪ It’s hard to believe that they’re brothers – they’re like chalk and cheese! ▪be (like) apples and oranges American English informal used when saying that two people or things are very different : ▪ You can't compare residential and commercial real estate markets. It's apples and oranges. ▪ Obama and Romney are apples and oranges. ▪ Comparing homemade soup to canned soup is really comparing apples and oranges.
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