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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resembles

Its role resembles that of an air traffic controller overseeing a crowded airport.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Texas Instruments’ Evo has moved to a menu-based interface that resembles that of Casio and NumWorks, according to Choudhury.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Then that truth gets “wrenched through this…assembly line,” until what comes out on the other side barely resembles where it started.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

If Westeros were a meritocracy, she would be queen, or at least be given Highgarden, where she could marry a Tyrell and give birth to Diana Rigg, whose Olenna Tyrell she so much resembles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“An emergency safety thingamajing, -jig, while they’re putting a newly made andy through its routine inspection checks. Get it out. It resembles an oyster. You’ll see it.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick