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Definitions for unlike
ʌnˈlaɪkun·like
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Princeton's WordNet
unlike, dissimilar, differentadjective
marked by dissimilarity
"for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"
unlikeadjective
not equal in amount
"they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities"
Webster Dictionary
Unlikeadjective
not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike
Unlikeadjective
not likely; improbable; unlikely
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.
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Rank popularity for the word 'unlike' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2502
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unlike in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unlike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of unlike in a Sentence
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home but, unlike charity, it should end there.
Man, unlike any other thing organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments.
We should think about the Delta variant as the 2020 version of Covid-19 on steroids, it's twice as infectious. Fortunately, unlike 2020, we actually have a tool that stops the Delta variant in its tracks : It's called vaccine.
Having said that, unlike in the highly concentrated iron ore space where the focus is squarely on one market owned in large part by Rio and BHP - China, copper is sold much more widely, leaving room for smaller producers to stay in the game.
Unlike larger social media platforms, there aren't as many moderation guidelines over misinformation on smaller networks, so when you solely rely on the crowd, the opportunity to intervene with correct information decreases and there is a greater potential for misinformation.
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