Unlike — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by dissimilarity

not equal in amount

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnlˈaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnlˈaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnlˈaɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnlˈaɪk/.

Examples

for twins they are very unlike
people are profoundly different
they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissimilar different

Antonyms

like

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by dissimilarity “for twins they are very unlike”
adjective	not equal in amount “they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities”

Word Forms

unlikeness	noun	dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
dissimilarity	noun	the quality of being dissimilar
difference	noun	the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
differ	verb	be different

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

im Gegensatz zu

von Unähnlichkeit geprägt

🇫🇷French

contrairement à

marqué par la dissemblance

🇪🇸Spanish

a diferencia de

marcado por la disimilitud

🇮🇹Italian

a differenza di

segnato dalla dissomiglianza

🇳🇱Dutch

in tegenstelling tot

gekenmerkt door ongelijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

diferente

marcado pela dissimilaridade

🇷🇺Russian

в отличие от

отмеченный непохожестью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भिन्न

असमानता द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

অপছন্দ

ভিন্নতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

போலல்லாமல்

ஒற்றுமையின்மையால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

కాకుండా

అసమానతతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

विपरीत

असमानता द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિપરીત

અસમાનતા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿ

ಅಸಮಾನತೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യത്യസ്തമായി

പൊരുത്തക്കേട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੇ ਉਲਟ

ਅਸਮਾਨਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

کے برعکس

تفاوت کی طرف سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不像

以差异为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

とは異なり

相違点によって特徴づけられる

🇰🇷Korean

같지 않은

차이점으로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không giống

được đánh dấu bằng sự khác biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เหมือน

โดดเด่นด้วยความแตกต่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak seperti

ditandai dengan ketidaksamaan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi katulad

minarkahan ng hindi pagkakatulad

🇲🇾Malay

tidak seperti

ditandai dengan ketidaksamaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

على عكس

تميزت بالاختلاف

🇮🇷Persian

بر خلاف

با عدم تشابه مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

farklı

farklılıkla işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹנֶה

מסומן בחוסר דמיון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unlike'?

The primary meaning of 'unlike' is 'marked by dissimilarity'.

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Using 'unlike' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unlike' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unlike' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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