as in different
being not of the same kind
you're trying to compare very unlike things—like those proverbial apples and oranges
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Recent Examples of unlike
Or small-sample fragility - unlike humans, today’s AI systems struggle to generalize confidently from limited data points.
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Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
In this sense, artificial intelligence remains quite unlike, and less capable than, human intelligence.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
This view is unlike to carry much weight with younger MAGA fans.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The cool thing is that unlike fMRI, MEG can record the brain in near-real time.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
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Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
In this sense, artificial intelligence remains quite unlike, and less capable than, human intelligence.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
This view is unlike to carry much weight with younger MAGA fans.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The cool thing is that unlike fMRI, MEG can record the brain in near-real time.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlike
Adjective
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And to get to play these characters that are layered and complex and multidimensional is really fun — anything where there's a public and a private life, and a secret, and different elements at play, and having to keep different balls in the air is really fulfilling and fun.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each box of pods follows the same format as their whole bean deliveries, single origin from a range of different coffee-producing countries and ready to drop right into a Keurig machine.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Kiley represents the state’s 3rd Congressional District, a conservative-leaning area that is also the most geographically diverse in the state.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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And whether your brand resonates with their very diverse customer base.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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His legacy is alive and well in the nightclubs of Recife, the capital city, where couples dance to forró’s distinctive ringing of triangles and humming zabumba drum until the early hours.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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With 18 patterns in dinner, dessert, and mini sizes, these plates make your holiday table distinctive, sans the post-feast cleanup marathon.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Formed by rolling up sheets of atoms, these hollow tubes exhibit unique behaviors distinct from bulk materials due to their nanoscale dimensions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Her bubbly, non-threatening stage persona, paired with her cutting jokes and roasts, feels distinct in her body of work.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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The research team underlined that the future work will explore other co-intercalants and optimize electrolytes for even wider temperature ranges.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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That’s a significant contrast to other parts of the Forbidden City, marked by wide open spaces intended to represent the grandeur of imperial power and territory.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Unlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlike. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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