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unlike - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'unlike' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unlike [ a.]
- Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike.
- Not likely; improbable; unlikely.

Meaning of 'unlike' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unlike [ a]
Meaning (1):
- marked by dissimilarity
Example in sentence:
  • for twins they are very unlike
Meaning (2):
- not equal in amount
Example in sentence:
  • they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities

Nearby Words:

unlabored unlace unlade unlaid unland unlap unlash unlatch unlatched unlatching

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