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resemble Definition

re·sem·ble (ri zem′bəl)

transitive verb -·bled, -·bling

  1. to be like or similar to in appearance or nature
  2. Archaic to liken or compare

Etymology: ME resemblen < OFr resembler < re-, again + sembler < L simulare: see simulate

resemble Synonyms

resemble

v.

look like, be like, seem like, sound like, follow, take after, parallel, match, correspond to, coincide, relate, mirror, bear analogy, approximate, remind one of, bring to mind, bear a likeness, have all the signs of, be the very image of, be similar to, come close to, appear like, bear a resemblance to, favor, come near, pass for, have all the earmarks of, echo, compare with, be comparable to, smack of*, be the spit and image of*, be a dead-ringer for*; see also agree.

Antonyms differ*, contrast*, vary.

resemble Usage Examples

Object

  • breadcrumb: When the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, add the ground cloves.
  • crumb: Add the flour, cinnamon and butter, and pulse until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
  • nothing: Indeed, as Matthew Parris has pointed out, they resemble nothing more than unreconstructed Old Labor of the 1980s.
  • marble: All this is carved out of hard rock resembling marble.
  • snake: Mythology: Hydra The constellation Hydra resembles a twisting snake, and features as such in some ancient myths.
  • lion: The Bovill arms decorate Monyash font, sculpted too with beasts resembling a lion and tiger.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

more: Indeed, as Matthew Parris has pointed out, they resemble nothing more than unreconstructed Old Labor of the 1980s.

Adjective complement

  • Spanish: Look out for four women officers quot resembled spanish.
  • more: With these Diamonds resembling more the Ratners ' variety than De Beers ' in the first period, more Swansea goals seemed inevitable.
  • other: It should be noted that many of these propositions resemble other more mainstream therapy approaches.
  • most: In this respect it did not resemble most of the other islands of the Pacific.

Modifying Another Word

  • closely: Our branded products are unique: they're very high quality foods, designed to closely resemble meat.
  • remotely: Nothing even remotely resembling a masked crusader, then?
  • vaguely: I like coffee and tea but I don't want a drink that vaguely resembles both.
  • superficially: Although they superficially resemble modern, children's toys they are unlikely to have had this function in antiquity.
  • uncannily: At the trial someone uncannily resembling the faked photograph of the invented McCorkle leaps to his feet.
  • somewhat: There are churches developing a collegiate style of ministry, resembling somewhat that which the Churches of Christ brought to the URC.

Used with why or when

what: It may not resemble what you had in mind... .

Present participle complement

live: Both are very striking fish, being covered with so many ornate spines they resemble living sculptures.

Preposition: in

appearance: Which animal do you most resemble in both appearance and habit?