unlikepreposition
uk/ʌnˈlaɪk/us/ʌnˈlaɪk/unlike preposition (DIFFERENT FROM)
B2 different from:
Dan's actually very nice, unlike his father.
Unlike you, I'm not a great dancer.
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- She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister who was large and had big feet.
- Man's ability to talk makes him unlike any other animal.
- I really enjoyed the film - it was unlike anything I'd seen before.
- Tom's a rather shy child, unlike his younger brother!
- The village fete went well, unlike the previous year when very few people came.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Different and difference
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative
- another
- clash
- contrary
- differential
- distinction
- distinctive
- distorted
- diverge
- divergence
- divide
- otherwise
- permutation
- refreshing
- several
- step
- sundry
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unlike preposition (NOT TYPICAL)
C2 not typical or characteristic of:
It's unlike you to be quiet - is something wrong?
More examples
- Jackie must be worried about something, it's unlike her to be so tense.
- It's unlike you to not want any pudding - are you feeling okay?
- It's unlike Sam to be late.
- It's unlike you to be so outspoken.
- I was rather surprised by Guy's outburst - it's very unlike him.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Different and difference
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative
- another
- clash
- contrary
- differential
- distinction
- distinctive
- distorted
- diverge
- divergence
- divide
- otherwise
- permutation
- refreshing
- several
- step
- sundry
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unlikeverb [ T ]
uk/ʌnˈlaɪk/us/ʌnˈlaɪk/(on a social networking website) to show that you no longer think that something is good, by clicking a button:
If you don't want to see his posts any more, unlike his Facebook page.
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like verb
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not liking
- abhor
- abide
- abominate
- antipathy
- averse
- go off sb/sth
- hate
- hate sb's guts idiom
- have a problem with sth/sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- leave
- not know what sb sees in sb/sth idiom
- not take kindly to sth idiom
- phobic
- problem
- put
- put sb off (sth/sb)
- see sth in sb/sth
- thing
- turn
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