Definitions for Unlike
ʌnˈlaɪkun·like

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unlike, dissimilar, differentadjective

   marked by dissimilarity

   "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"

2. unlikeadjective

   not equal in amount

   "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unlikeadjective

   1. Dissimilar; having no resemblance.

   Where cases are so unlike as theirs and ours, I see not how that which they did, should induce, much less inforce us to the same practice. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   So the twins humours, in our Terence, are
   Unlike; this harsh and rude, that smooth and fair. John Denham.

   Unlike the niceness of our modern dames;
   Affected nymphs, with new affected names. Dryden.

   Our ideas, whilst we are awake, succeed one another, not much unlike the images in the inside of a lanthorn. John Locke.

   Some she disgrac’d, and some with honours crown’d;
   Unlike successes equal merits found. Alexander Pope.

   2. Improbable; unlikely; not likely.

   Make not impossible that which but seems unlike. William Shakespeare.

   What befel the empire of Almaigne were not unlike to befal to Spain, if it should break. Francis Bacon.

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1. unlike

   Unlike is a preposition or conjunction that is used to indicate difference or dissimilarity between two or more entities, individuals, or concepts. It can also mean to contrast or compare one thing with another.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Unlikeadjective

   not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike

2. Unlikeadjective

   not likely; improbable; unlikely

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Unlike

   un-līk′, adj. not like or similar: having no resemblance.—adv. in another manner to.—ns. Unlike′lihood, Unlike′liness, improbability.—adj. Unlike′ly, not likely: improbable: likely to fail.—adv. in an unlikely manner, improbably.—n. Unlike′ness, want of resemblance.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Unlike' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2502

How to pronounce Unlike?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Unlike in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unlike in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unlike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Unlike in a Sentence

1. Todd Rosenbluth:

   Unlike mutual fund investors that tend to be more patient and long-term focused, those in the Pimco Total Return ETF that can trade intraday may have shorter time horizons, as an active ETF lags its peers, investors question whether the higher expense ratio is warranted. The recent underperformance likely played a role.

2. Sanjay Jha:

   He raised issues that mattered, unlike PM Modi, who indulged in hollow rhetoric.

3. Joseph Dunford:

   Many people have talked about military options [against North Korea] with words like ‘unimaginable,’ i would shift that slightly to ‘horrific.’ It would be a loss of life unlike any we have experienced in our lifetimes. Anyone who has been alive since World War II has never seen the loss of life that could occur if there is a conflict on the Korean peninsula.

4. Alexis Hiniker:

   Alexa isn't going to be able to teach a child to speak, just like children can't learn to speak from TV, even though smart speakers — unlike TV — are interactive, they are nowhere near the sophistication of a human, or more specifically, the sophistication of an adult who can instinctively coach a child in picking up her first language.

5. Robert Smith:

   Private owners can not afford to let their forests die of disease, insect infestations or wildfire, they are on the job 24 hours a day, unlike 9-5 government bureaucrats. If private owners fail they go bankrupt. If Forest Service managers fail, at worst Forest Service managers are transferred to another forest.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Unlike
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Unlike
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Unlike
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Unlike