unlike

(ŭn-līk')
adj.

1. Not alike; different: For twins, they are very unlike.
2. Not equal, as in amount.

prep.

1. Different from; not like: She's unlike the rest of her family.
2. Not typical of: It's unlike him not to call.

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is an adjective (animals as unlike as the bear and the lion), and a preposition meaning 'dissimilar to' (a journey unlike any other). Informally it is used as a quasi-adverb in constructions involving a following preposition:

Unlike with fax messages you can edit and re-use the text of e-mails once they arrive on your computer—Times, 1998.

In more formal contexts, combinations such as this can usually be replaced by alternatives such as in contrast to or as distinct from, or unlike without with. The form unalike, in the same way as alike, is an adjective only and is always used predicatively, i.e. with a linking verb (realized how unalike we were).

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adjective

Not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form: different, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, variant, various. See same/different/compare.

adj

Definition: different
Antonyms: alike, like, related, same, similar

IN BRIEF: Different. Also: Unequal.

Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you second chances. — Orlando A. Battista.

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For a list of words related to unlike, see:

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Unlike.

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - i modsætning til
adj. - ulig, forskellig fra, ikke som normalt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschillend, ongelijkwaardig, tegengesteld (wiskunde), in tegenstelling tot, niet karakteristiek voor

Français (French)
prep. - contrairement à, à la différence de, différent de, pas son genre de
adj. - différent, contraire

Deutsch (German)
prep. - unähnlich, anders, im Gegensatz zu
adj. - nicht ähnlich, unähnlich, ungleich

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - αντίθετα από, διαφορετικά από
adj. - ανόμοιος, διαφορετικός

Italiano (Italian)
diversamente da, diverso

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - diferentemente de, ao contrário de
adj. - diferente, distinto

Русский (Russian)
в отличие от, непохожий (на)

Español (Spanish)
prep. - impropio de, indigno de, no característico de, (de una manera) diferente de, no como
adj. - diferente, disímil, desigual

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - olikt, till skillnad från
adj. - olik

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不像, 和...不同, 不同的, 不相似的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 不像, 和...不同
adj. - 不同的, 不相似的

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~을 닮지 않고, ~와 달라서
adj. - ~같지 않은, 다른

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 似ていない
prep. - 似ないで, …らしくなく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) مختلف, بعكس, بخلاف, على نقيض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮באופן שונה מ-, שלא בדומה ל-‬
adj. - ‮לא דומה, שונה, לא מתאים ל-, לא מאפיין‬

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