adj
Meaning 1
Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance; unalike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The brothers are quite unlike each other.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unlike
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ʌnˈlaɪk/
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adj
Meaning 2
Unequal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They contributed in unlike amounts.
Meaning relationships
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adj
Meaning 3
Not likely; improbable; unlikely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 4
Something that is not like something else; something different.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 2012, J. Bogen, J. E. McGuire, How Things Are: Studies in Predication and the History of Philosophy and Science If the beings are many, then they must be likes and unlikes. But this is impossible, for unlikes cannot be likes, and likes cannot be unlikes.
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 5
The act of withdrawing one's like from a post on social media.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
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prep
Meaning 6
Different from; not in a like or similar manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The disgust I felt after watching last weekend's horror movie was unlike anything I had felt before.
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prep
Meaning 7
In contrast with; as opposed to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Claudia hardly ever drinks beer or wine, unlike Phillip, for whom the bar is practically a second home.
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prep
Meaning 8
Not typical of one's character or personality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Being late is unlike him.
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verb
Meaning 9
To dislike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 10
To cancel a "like" action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: social media
Examples
- I unliked the post after I found out the author was racist.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 11
To cancel a "like" action.
To withdraw support or enjoyment for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Qualifier: social media
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adjective
Meaning 12
marked by dissimilarity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- for twins they are very unlike
- people are profoundly different
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dissimilar, different
Antonyms: like
adjective
Meaning 13
not equal in amount
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: like
History
Etymology
From Middle English unlic, unlich, from Old English unlīċ, unġelīċ (“unlike, different, dissimilar, diverse”), from Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz. By surface analysis, un- + like. Cognate with Dutch ongelijk, German ungleich, Old Norse úlíkr (see there for North Germanic descendants).
From Middle English unliken, unlyken, equivalent to un- + like.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مُخْتَلِف (muḵtalif) — dissimilar
- Arabic: مختلف (muḵtalef) — dissimilar
- Arabic: مش زي (meš zai) — dissimilar
- Azerbaijani: fərqli — dissimilar
- Bashkir: башҡа (başqa) — dissimilar
- Bulgarian: различен (različen) — dissimilar
- Czech: různý — dissimilar
- Czech: odlišný — dissimilar
- Czech: nepodobný — dissimilar
- Esperanto: nesama — dissimilar
- Finnish: erilainen — dissimilar
- French: différent de — dissimilar
- German: unähnlich — dissimilar
- Greek: άμοιαστος (ámoiastos) — dissimilar
- Ancient Greek: ἀνόμοιος (anómoios) — dissimilar
- Ido: nesimila — dissimilar
- Ido: diferanta — dissimilar
- Irish: éagsúil — dissimilar
- Latin: dispār — dissimilar
- Latin: dissimilis — dissimilar
- Norwegian: ulik — dissimilar
- Spanish: diferente — dissimilar
- Spanish: desemejante — dissimilar
- Swedish: olik — dissimilar
- Ukrainian: несхо́жий (nesxóžyj) — dissimilar
- Finnish: erisuuruinen — unequal
- Finnish: erilainen — unequal
- Finnish: eri — unequal
- Arabic: عَلَى عَكْس (ʕalā ʕaks) — different from
- Arabic: بِخِلَاف (bi-ḵilāf) — different from
- Arabic: باختلاف (beḵtelaaf) — different from
- Bulgarian: различаващ се (različavašt se) — different from
- Czech: na rozdíl od — different from
- Dutch: anders dan — different from
- Finnish: toisin kuin — different from
- French: différemment de — different from
- German: anders als — different from
- Icelandic: allt öðruvísi en — different from
- Azerbaijani: fərqli olaraq — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Bulgarian: за разлика от (za razlika ot) — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Catalan: a diferència de — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Czech: na rozdíl od — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Danish: til forskel fra — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Dutch: in tegendeel tot — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Finnish: toisin kuin — in contrast with; as opposed to
- French: à la difference de — in contrast with; as opposed to
- French: contrairement à — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Galician: a diferenza de — in contrast with; as opposed to
- German: im Gegensatz zu — in contrast with; as opposed to
- German: im Unterschied zu — in contrast with; as opposed to
- German: zum Unterschied von — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Hebrew: שְׁלֹא כְּ־ (sheló ke-) — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Hebrew: בְּשׁוֹנֶה (beshoné) — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Hungarian: ellentétben — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Hungarian: eltérően — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Irish: murab ionann is — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Irish: ní hionann is — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Italian: a differenza di — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Polish: w przeciwieństwie do — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Romanian: spre deosebire de — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Romanian: nu ca — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Russian: в отли́чие от (v otlíčije ot) — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Spanish: a diferencia de — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Swedish: till skillnad från — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Ukrainian: на відмі́ну від (na vidmínu vid) — in contrast with; as opposed to
- Dutch: ongewoon voor — untypical of
- Dutch: het niet gewend zijn van — untypical of
- German: jemandem nicht ähnlichsehen — untypical of
- German: ungewöhnlich / untypisch (für) — untypical of
- Hungarian: nem hasonlít — untypical of
- Irish: ní nós le — untypical of
- Irish: ní gnách le — untypical of
- Portuguese: descurtir — To camcel a "like" action
- Portuguese: dar dislike — To camcel a "like" action
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