unlike

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conjunction

Definition of UNLIKE

: in a manner that is different than : not as

Usage Discussion of UNLIKE

The use of unlike as a conjunction is less common than conjunctive use of like and, while criticized, is not as frequently cited as an error. The conjunctive unlike almost always introduces a prepositional phrase <unlike in other areas, the judiciary cannot justify its attempt … as a necessary evil — Alexandra M. Walsh, Stanford Law Review>. In spite of criticism, this conjunctive use of unlike is well established in both American and British English.

First Known Use of UNLIKE

1949