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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Roberts said it did occasionally "feel like we've gone back in time", although they do have Wi-Fi access, unlike the island's seasonal guests.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Anthropic, unlike SpaceX, is desperate for more compute capacity.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

“He just said that it’s going to be a character unlike any character you played, which is true,” says Stanfield.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Additionally, unlike other large government settlement funds, such as the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, the new fund wasn’t set up by Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

He started fidgeting, which was so unlike the impossible boy that it made Berlin suddenly nervous.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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