Unlike UNLI'KE, a.
1. Dissimilar; having no resemblance. Never were two men more unlike. The cases are entirely unlike.
2. Improbably; unlikely.

unlike adj 1: marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" [syn: unlike, dissimilar, different] [ant: like, similar] 2: not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities" [ant: like, same]

unlike - jafnol

unlike I. adjective Date: 13th century not like: as a. marked by lack of resemblance ; different <the two books are quite unlike> b. marked by inequality ; unequal <contributed unlike amounts> • unlikeness noun II. preposition Date: circa 1592 not like: as a. different from <a landscape unlike any other> b. not characteristic of <it was unlike him to be late> c. in a different manner from <spoke clearly, unlike the others> III. conjunction Date: 1949 in a manner that is different than ; not as Usage: The use of unlike as a conjunction is less common than conjunctive use of like and, while criticized, is not as frequently cited as an error. The conjuctive unlike almost always introduces a prepositional phrase <unlike in other areas, the judiciary cannot justify its attempt…as a necessary evil — Alexandra M. Walsh, Stanford Law Review>. In spite of criticism, this conjunctive use of unlike is well established in both American and British English.

unlike
adj. & prep.
--adj.
1 not like; different from (is unlike both his parents).
2 uncharacteristic of (such behaviour is unlike him).
3 dissimilar, different.
--prep. differently from (acts quite unlike anyone else).
Phrases and idioms:
unlike signs Math. plus and minus.
Derivatives:
unlikeness n.
Etymology: perh. f. ON úlíkr, OE ungelic: see LIKE(1)

unlike Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If one thing is unlike another thing, the two things have different qualities or characteristics from each other. This was a foreign country, so unlike San Jose... She was unlike him in every way except for her coal black eyes. ≠ like PREP 2. You can use unlike to contrast two people, things, or situations, and show how they are different. Unlike aerobics, walking entails no expensive fees for classes or clubs. ≠ like PREP 3. If you describe something that a particular person has done as being unlike them, you mean that you are surprised by it because it is not typical of their character or normal behaviour. It was so unlike him to say something like that, with such intensity, that I was astonished... 'We'll all be arrested!' Thomas yelled, which was most unlike him. ≠ like PREP

unlike ˈʌnˈlaɪk adj. & prep. --adj. 1 not like; different from (is unlike both his parents). 2 uncharacteristic of (such behaviour is unlike him). 3 dissimilar, different. --prep. differently from (acts quite unlike anyone else). øunlike signs Math. plus and minus. øøunlikeness n. [perh. f. ON ÇlÂkr, OE ungelic: see LIKE(1)]

Unlike \Un*like"\, a. 1. Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike. 2. Not likely; improbable; unlikely. [Obsoles.] Unlike quantities (Math.), quantities expressed by letters which are different or of different powers, as a, b, c, a^{2}, a^{3}, x^{n}, and the like. Unlike signs (Math.), the signs plus (+) and minus (-).

unlike a. 1. Dissimilar, different. 2. Dissimilar, heterogeneous. 3. Different, diverse.

unlike ˈʌnˈlaɪk adj. 1 different (from), dissimilar (to), unalike, distinct (from), opposite (from or to), contrasting or contrastive (with or to), separate (from), divergent (from), incompatible (with), distinguishable (from), far apart (from), far (from), distant (from), ill-matched (with), unequal (to), unequivalent (to): His notions of right and wrong are unlike those of other people. Although they're brothers, they look quite unlike each other. 2 atypical, uncharacteristic, untypical: It is unlike you to complain. --prep. 3 different from, differing from, in contradistinction to, in contrast with or to, dissimilar to, distinct from, opposite from or to, contrasting with or to, divergent from, incompatible with, distinguishable from, ill-matched with, unequal to, unequivalent to: Unlike you, I've been there and know what it's like.

79 Moby Thesaurus words for "unlike": assorted, at odds, at variance, atypical, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, counter, departing, deviating, deviative, different, differentiated, differing, disaccordant, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated, disjoined, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distant, distinct, distinguished, divergent, diverging, divers, diverse, diversified, hardly like, heterogeneous, in contrast with, in disagreement, inaccordant, incommensurable, incomparable, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inharmonious, irreconcilable, many, motley, multifarious, nonuniform, odd, of different orders, off, offbeat, opposite to, out, poles apart, poles asunder, scarcely like, separate, separated, several, unalike, uncharacteristic, unconformable, unequal, unequal to, unidentical, unmatched, unresembling, unsame, unsimilar, untypical, variant, varied, variegated, various, varying, widely apart, worlds apart

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