UNLIKE

unlike

(adjective) marked by dissimilarity; “for twins they are very unlike”

unlike

(adjective) not equal in amount; “they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

unlike (comparative more unlike, superlative most unlike)

Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance.

Unequal.

(archaic) Not likely; improbable; unlikely.

Synonyms

• (not like): See also different

Preposition

unlike

Differently from; not in a like or similar manner.

In contrast with; as opposed to.

Not typical of one's character or personality.

Noun

unlike (plural unlikes)

Something that is not like something else; something different.

Etymology 2

Verb

unlike (third-person singular simple present unlikes, present participle unliking, simple past and past participle unliked)

To dislike.

(internet) To withdraw support for a particular thing, especially on social networking websites.

Noun

unlike (plural unlikes)

(internet) The act of withdrawing one's like from a post on social media.

Anagrams

• ukelin

Source: Wiktionary


Un*like", a.

1. Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike.

2. Not likely; improbable; unlikely. [Obsoles.] Unlike quantities (Math.), quantities expressed by letters which are different or of different powers, as a, b, c, a2, a3, xn, and the like.

– Unlike signs (Math.), the signs plus (+) and minus (-).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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