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resemblance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of resemblance

1 a point which two or more things share in common

  • I see a family resemblance between you and your brother
Synonyms of resemblance

common denominator, commonality, congruity, correspondence, parallel, similarity, similitude
Words Related to resemblance

counterpart, equal, equivalent

analogy

homology
Near Antonyms of resemblance

difference, discrepancy

deviance, divergence, incongruence, incongruity

change, modification, variation
Antonyms of resemblance

dissimilarity

2 the quality or state of having many qualities in common

  • the look of the directorʼs latest film bears a strong resemblance to the look of his last film
Synonyms of resemblance

alikeness, community, comparability, correspondence, likeness, parallelism, similarity, similitude
Words Related to resemblance

semblance

affinity, analogousness

equation, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity

identicalness, identity, sameness

correlation, relationship

exchangeability, interchangeability

accordance, agreement, compatibility, conformity, congruity
Near Antonyms of resemblance

inequality

conflict, polarity

incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, nonconformity

differentiability, discriminability, distinguishability

anomalousness, dichotomy

disproportion, imbalance, inequality, nonequivalence
Antonyms of resemblance

difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinctiveness, distinctness, unlikeness

Synonym Discussion of resemblance

likeness, similarity, resemblance, similitude, analogy mean agreement or correspondence in details. likeness implies a closer correspondence than similarity which often implies that things are merely somewhat alike.
    • a remarkable likeness to his late father
    • some similarity between the two cases
resemblance implies similarity chiefly in appearance or external qualities.
    • statements that bear little resemblance to the truth
similitude applies chiefly to correspondence between abstractions.
    • two schools of social thought showing points of similitude
analogy implies likeness or parallelism in relations rather than in appearance or qualities.
    • pointed out analogies to past wars

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