unlike
Americanadjective
preposition
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dissimilar to; different from.
She is unlike my sister in many ways.
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not typical or characteristic of.
It is unlike her to enjoy herself so much.
noun
adjective
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not alike; dissimilar or unequal; different
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archaic unlikely
preposition
Other Word Forms
- unlikeness noun
Etymology
Origin of unlike
First recorded in 1150–1200, unlike is from the Middle English word unlik. See un- 1, like 1
Example Sentences
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Altogether, it has produced an outlier unlike anything the sport has seen.
But the newest workplace generation—Gen Z—is unlike anything we’ve seen.
“Palantir is in a category of one, delivering total revenue growth, acceleration and margin expansion at scale that is unlike anything else in software,” Moskowitz wrote in a note to investors.
From MarketWatch
But unlike the Equity for Punks' "ordinary" shareholders, TSG was given "preference shares".
From BBC
The fund, unlike the underlying index, has to pay management fees and other expenses.
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