resemblance

[ri-zem-bluhns] / rɪˈzɛm bləns /

NOUN

correspondence, similarity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affinity closeness coincidence comparison kinship parallel

STRONG

Xerox alikeness analogy carbon clone comparability conformity counterpart double facsimile image likeness look-alike parity ringer sameness semblance simile similitude

WEAK

birds of a feather carbon copy like of peas in a pod spitting image two of a kind

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difference divergence

STRONG

disagreement dissimilarity unlikeness

WEAK

contrast dissimililarity diversity

Example Sentences

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Forecasts for AI’s disruption of the job market bear a startling resemblance to early predictions for the metaverse.

From Barron's

Amnesty International said Mohammadi was forced to make a confession “in fast-tracked proceedings that bore no resemblance to a meaningful trial.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The labor market today bears little resemblance to 2022, the last time a war sent commodity prices surging.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like Hord, he had reddish-brown hair and a short red beard, but there the resemblance ended.

From Literature

I could see the resemblance to Anna May.

From Literature

resemblance

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