unlike

unlike
unlike
is an adjective (animals as unlike as the bear and the lion), and a preposition meaning ‘dissimilar to’ (a journey unlike any other). Informally it is used as a quasi-adverb in constructions involving a following preposition:

• Unlike with fax messages you can edit and re-use the text of e-mails once they arrive on your computer —Times, 1998.

In more formal contexts, combinations such as this can usually be replaced by alternatives such as in contrast to or as distinct from, or unlike without with. The form unalike, in the same way as alike, is an adjective only and is always used predicatively, i.e. with a linking verb (realized how unalike we were).

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • unlike — [unlīk′] adj. [ME unliche: see UN & LIKE1] 1. having little or no resemblance; not alike; different; dissimilar 2. Now Chiefly Dial. unlikely prep. 1. not like; different from [a case unlike any other] …   English World dictionary

  • unlike — I adjective alien, contrary, deviative, different, differing, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, divergent, diverse, heterogeneous, ill matched, incongruous, irreconcilable, irrelative, not comparable, opposite …   Law dictionary

  • unlike — c.1200, not resembling, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + LIKE (Cf. like). Cf. O.E. ungelic, O.Fris. unlik, O.N. ulikr, M.Da. ulige …   Etymology dictionary

  • unlike — [adj] different apples and oranges*, clashing, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, discordant, disharmonious, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distant, distinct, divergent, diverse, far cry from*, heterogeneous, hostile,… …   New thesaurus

  • unlike — ► PREPOSITION 1) different from; not like. 2) in contrast to. 3) uncharacteristic of. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ dissimilar or different from each other. DERIVATIVES unlikeness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • unlike — I. adjective Date: 13th century not like: as a. marked by lack of resemblance ; different < the two books are quite unlike > b. marked by inequality ; unequal < contributed unlike amounts > • unlikeness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unlike — un|like [ ʌn laık ] function word ** Unlike can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Her last book is unlike anything else she has written. as an adjective: The two boys are as unlike as any two brothers could be …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unlike — [[t]ʌ̱nla͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) PREP If one thing is unlike another thing, the two things have different qualities or characteristics from each other. This was a foreign country, so unlike San Jose... She was unlike him in every way except for her coal… …   English dictionary

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