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unlike

[uhn-lahyk] / ʌnˈlaɪk /
ADJECTIVE
different
Synonyms
STRONG
dissimilar
WEAK
apples and oranges clashing conflicting contradictory contrary contrasted discordant disharmonious disparate dissonant distant distinct divergent diverse far cry from heterogeneous hostile incompatible incongruous inconsistent mismatched not alike offbeat opposed opposite poles apart separate unalike unequal unrelated variant various weird
Antonyms
WEAK
alike like related same similar

Example Sentences

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And unlike many cities in South East Asia with open-air shopping streets, Singapore's malls are almost entirely air-conditioned.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Often called “a tradition unlike any other,” the Masters golf tournament has a non-traditional media partner this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Unlike fission, nuclear fusion generates “no long-lived radioactive waste,” Bechtel says, and unlike fossil fuels, it doesn’t involve burning finite resources and creating carbon emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Even more surprising, its metallicity is lower than that of its own host star, making it unlike any giant planet studied so far.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

This vision is unlike the ones with Kumu Whitman and Dad.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila