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un·alike | \ ˌən-ə-ˈlīk 
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\Definition of unalike
: not alike : dissimilar … the eldest of three sisters who were as unalike and yet as close as fingers on a hand.— Nancy Milford
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unalike
Synonyms
- different,
- disparate,
- dissimilar,
- distant,
- distinct,
- distinctive,
- distinguishable,
- diverse,
- nonidentical,
- other,
- unlike
Antonyms
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Examples of unalike in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web This is not to say that Trump and Jackson are completely unalike.
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Daniel Gullota, National Review, "Donald Trump Is No Andrew Jackson," 10 Feb. 2020 Mother and daughter couldn’t be more unalike but must navigate their contentious relationship to rebuild their lives.
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Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, "5 books not to miss: Author behind 'Schindler's List' returns, 'Story of a Goat'," 8 Dec. 2019 For a brief moment in time, California and Berlin looked not unalike: two nights pulling at the edges of an expanse of light stretched over the earth.
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Tessa Love, Longreads, "California Burning," 8 Nov. 2019 Diptychs were no longer necessarily divided into unalike images.
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New York Times, "Growing, Faltering, Changing, Growing: Lessons From Kay WalkingStick," 7 June 2018 The work starts with two male-female duets (Sofiane Sylve with Tiit Helimets, Jahna Frantziskonis with Joseph Warton) that, though unalike, each involves two-way negotiation.
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Alastair Macaulay, New York Times, "Review: San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival Plunges Into the New," 22 Apr. 2018 The Bertuzzi and Marchand situations are completely unalike.
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Michael Mccann, SI.com, "A Look at the Possible Consequences of Brad Marchand's Tactic of Licking Opponents," 6 May 2018 New York City Ballet’s four-week autumn season has fallen into two unalike halves.
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Alastair Macaulay, New York Times, "A Farewell and Other Dramas at New York City Ballet," 8 Oct. 2017 Most lovable is its inclusiveness: dancers of different races, of widely unalike temperaments and couture, coexist calmly here, often in exactly the same intricate meter but sometimes in overlapping sequences and facing separate directions.
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Alastair Macaulay, New York Times, "Review: Fall for Dance’s Eclectic Variations," 3 Oct. 2017
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The first known use of unalike was in 1817
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