Definitions for unlike
ʌnˈlaɪkun·like

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. unlike, dissimilar, different(adj)

   marked by dissimilarity

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

2. unlike(adj)

   not equal in amount

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

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Unlike(adj)

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

2. Unlike(adj)

   not likely; improbable; unlikely

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Emeasoba George:

   Happiness is meant to be an acquired taste. In other words, happiness ought to be an attitude or lifestyle which you have to imbibe and portray over and over again. For, happiness is worth imbibing and portraying for life, unlike sadness which is ever uncalled for. -Emeasoba George

2. Gary Kaufman:

   The district attorney's press release, by specifically naming Usher Raymond and Adam Lambert as alleged victims, only emphasizes what we have believed from day one, that this is a publicity driven prosecution, the people's case is no better today than it was a year ago. Unlike a fine wine, this case does not get better with age. Mr. Ackerman is not just presumed to be innocent, he is in fact innocent.

3. Justin Amash:

   Unlike you, Mark has shown humility in his role and a desire to be a better man than he was the day before.

4. Jimmy Goodrich:

   We should be talking about a policy frame work that supports, not slows down, an industry that, unlike many others, still manufactures here in the U.S..

5. Michael Avenatti:

   Here in America, unlike in Russia, we don't arrest citizens for political purposes in order to silence them.

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