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be unlike

VERB

contrast

Synonyms

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contradict diverge vary

STRONG

balance bracket collate conflict depart deviate differentiate disagree distinguish hang mismatch oppose separate weigh

WEAK

be a foil to be contrary to be dissimilar be diverse be variable hold a candle to match up set in opposition set off stack up against stand out

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agree

STRONG

aid harmonize help join stay

WEAK

accord be alike be equal be similar coincide concur conform

VERB

differ

Synonyms

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alter conflict with contradict contrast disagree diverge modify vary

STRONG

digress diversify qualify reverse turn

WEAK

be distinguished from be off the beaten path bear no resemblance clash with depart from deviate from divaricate from jar with lack resemblance not conform not look like run counter to show contrast sing a different tune stand apart take exception

Antonyms

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accept agree coincide concur remain

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be same conform consent harmonize

VERB

vary

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alter differ diverge diversify divide fluctuate modify range

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alternate assort convert depart deviate digress disagree displace dissent divaricate inflect interchange mutate part separate swerve transform turn variegate

WEAK

blow hot and cold hem and haw permutate shilly-shally take turns yo-yo

Antonyms

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agree conform disorganize hold join keep maintain remain retain

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arrive come concur consent continue stay wait

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The Revero desperately tries to be unlike any other car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025

The subjects being communicated by animals may be unlike anything humans might expect or comprehend, which the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once summed up by arguing, “If a lion could speak, we would not understand him.”

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

It will be unlike any in the history of the sport.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

The only thing that is clear is that it will be unlike anything that's come before.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023

Woven into the national identity of the US is the idea that the nation was created to be unlike any other nation on earth.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

be unlike

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