unlike

[US]/ʌn'laɪk/
[UK]/'ʌn'laɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

prep. not like someone or something; different from someone or something
adj. different, dissimilar, not similar.

Example Sentences

It's unlike him not to call.

unlike Elena he was not superstitious.

The two men are unlike in disposition.

a large house not unlike Mr Shah's.

She's very unlike her mother.

they were unlike anything ever seen before.

he sounded irritable, which was unlike him.

he was very unlike to any other man.

She's unlike the rest of her family.

a place unto itself, quite unlike its surroundings.

It's unlike him to be late; he's usually on time.

The Swiss economy is a case apart;unlike any other.

Unlike some birds, it does not dive vertically.

they seemed utterly unlike, despite being twins.

Sagacity , unlike cleverness, usually increases with age.

Unlike a leaf, a cladode has buds on its surface.

In Argentina,greetings are usually effusive with plenty of hugging and kissing, not unlike the French faire la bise.

Single cancellous osteomas, unlike exostosis, are a relatively rare lesion in the external auditory canal.

748 Unlike her sistern Jane doesn't have lots of time to spend buying dresses.

Real-world Examples

That person is so completely unlike me.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

And unlike some neighbours, they actually play together quite nicely.

Source: Travel around the world

Quite simply, it's unlike any other mountain resort in America.

Source: Travel around the world

Two dates in one day? That's so unlike you.

Source: Friends Season 3

Rawula follows certain ironclad rules, not unlike the spiders.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

It'll be you, but it'll be completely unlike you.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

It was not unlike carving the words into my very skin.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

The " attitude has been totally unlike anything I have ever seen."

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

She was entirely unlike any other white woman I had ever seen.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

This fruit is not unlike a cherry, and is very good to eat.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

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