Unlike Definition

ŭn-līk
adjective
Having little or no resemblance; not alike; different; dissimilar.
Webster's New World
Not equal, as in amount.
American Heritage
Unlikely.
Webster's New World
Unequal.
They contributed in unlike amounts.
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preposition
Not like; different from.
A case unlike any other.
Webster's New World
Not typical of.
It's unlike him not to call.
American Heritage
Not characteristic of.
It's unlike him to give up.
Webster's New World
In contrast with.
Wiktionary
verb
To withdraw support for a particular thing, especially on social networking websites.
I unliked the video link after I realized it was making fun of me.
Wiktionary

To dislike.

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Origin of Unlike

  • From Middle English unlic, unlich, from Old English unlÄ«Ä‹, unÄ¡elÄ«Ä‹ (“unlike, different, dissimilar, diverse"), equivalent to un- +"Ž like.

    From Wiktionary

  • From un- +"Ž like.

    From Wiktionary

Unlike Sentence Examples

  • This was so unlike the girl I'd known for a lifetime.

  • Unlike an elevator, it didn't appear to move.

  • His perspective was unique, unlike that of anyone else she'd ever met.

  • He sounded pleased, unlike the moods he'd been in lately.

  • Unlike her father, this creature was capable of sympathy.

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Words Starting With

UUNUNL

Words Ending With

EKEIKE

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unlike

Words Starting With U and Ending With E

Starts With U & Ends With EStarts With UN & Ends With EStarts With U & Ends With KE

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With U6 Letter Words Ending With E