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Unlike the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth, the umma, or Muslim community, has no symbolic leader, let alone a formal one.
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Meaning of "unlike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNLIKE

unlike  [ʌnˈlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unlike can act as an adjective and a preposition.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES UNLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unlike in the English dictionary

The first definition of unlike in the dictionary is not alike; dissimilar or unequal; different. Other definition of unlike is unlikely. Unlike is also not like; not typical of.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNLIKE


alike
əˈlaɪk
belike
bɪˈlaɪk
bird-like
ˈbɜːdˌlaɪk
childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk
dislike
dɪsˈlaɪk
godlike
ˈɡɒdˌlaɪk
homelike
ˈhəʊmˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
ladylike
ˈleɪdɪˌlaɪk
lifelike
ˈlaɪfˌlaɪk
like
laɪk
like-for-like
ˌlaɪkfəˈlaɪk
likes
ˈlaɪk
lookalike
ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk
mislike
mɪsˈlaɪk
moatlike
ˈməʊtˈlaɪk
summer-like
ˈsʌməˌlaɪk
sunlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
unalike
ˌʌnəˈlaɪk
wandlike
ˈwɒndˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNLIKE

unlibidinous
unlicensed
unlicked
unlid
unlidded
unlifelike
unlighted
unlightened
unlightsome
unlikable
unlikeable
unliked
unlikelihood
unlikeliness
unlikely
unlikeness
unlimber
unlime
unlimited
unlimited liability

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNLIKE

basinlike
cartoonlike
fanlike
gentlemanlike
henlike
hornlike
hymnlike
manlike
moonlike
nunlike
porcelainlike
screenlike
seamanlike
sportsmanlike
statesmanlike
there´s nothing like
ungentlemanlike
unmanlike
unsportsmanlike
unworkmanlike
workmanlike

Synonyms and antonyms of unlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNLIKE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unlike» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unlike

Translation of «unlike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNLIKE

Find out the translation of unlike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unlike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unlike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

和...不同
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diferente de
570 millions of speakers

English

unlike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विपरीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُخْتَلِفٌ عَنْ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в отличие от
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ao contrário de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসদৃশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrairement à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak seperti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anders als
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

・・・と違って
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

...과는 다른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không giống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போலல்லாமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विपरीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aksine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diverso da
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w odróżnieniu od
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на відміну від
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diferit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαφορετικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Anders
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i motsetning til
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unlike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNLIKE»

The term «unlike» is very widely used and occupies the 5.632 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNLIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unlike» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unlike» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unlike

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNLIKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unlike.
1
Mortimer Adler
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.
2
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Unlike the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth, the umma, or Muslim community, has no symbolic leader, let alone a formal one.
3
Curtis Armstrong
I'm a character actor but unlike a lot of character actors, I don't look radically different from film to film and there was a bunch of them at once.
4
John Perry Barlow
Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion. We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal, our governance will emerge.
5
Zygmunt Bauman
Unlike 'real relationships', 'virtual relationships' are easy to enter and to exit. They look smart and clean, feel easy to use, when compared with the heavy, slow-moving, messy real stuff.
6
Osric Chau
Acting offers me an outlet. Here is the perfect opportunity to spend fleeting moments becoming an entirely different person; to experience a character entirely unlike myself, but to also make such a character a part of me. There is no routine here; there is no boredom.
7
Ty Cobb
I have observed that baseball is not unlike a war, and when you come right down to it, we batters are the heavy artillery.
8
Brian Cox
Unlike New Zealand, which has nothing especially predatory, Australia is full of spiders and crocodiles and all kinds of animals that will eat you and sting you.
9
Robert Creeley
You were saying that once when visiting Yale, you were struck that unlike Pound, Williams's thinking was volatile, I mean, did not stay locked into a pattern of concepts that then defined his subsequent necessary behavior, whereas Pound did.
10
Peter DeFazio
First off, the crude oil market, unlike every other commodity in America, is virtually unregulated.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNLIKE»

Discover the use of unlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Can Unlike Students Learn Together?: Grade Retention, ...
This book brings together three topics: homogeneous grouping of students within classrooms by ability or achievement; tracking of students into courses of study by the same criteria; and retention of students in their present grade so that ...
Herbert J. Walberg, Arthur J. Reynolds, Margaret C. Wang, 2004
2
Unlike a Virgin
Is Gracie in love for the very first time?
Lucy-Anne Holmes, 2011
3
Like and Unlike God: Religious Imaginations in Modern and ...
Nevertheless, religious concerns are deeply embedded in literature. This book provides a fresh and readable account of the literary and the religious.
John Neary, 1999
4
Organizations Alike and Unlike (RLE: Organizations): ...
This volume contrasts the life and problems of organizations in many parts of the world and highlights the differences between those societies as reflected in their different institutional sectors such as manufacturing, commerce, social ...
Cornelis J. Lammers, David Hickson, 2013
5
Unlike Subjects: Women, Theory, Fiction
What is the relationship between feminist critical theory and literature? This book deals with the relationship between women and writing, mothers and daughters, the maternal and history.
Gerardine Meaney, 2012
6
The Alphabet Not Unlike the World: Poems
It careens between heartbreak and breakthrough in ways that began by amazing me and finished by moving me to the point where I had no choice but to agree when Vandenberg writes in the book's last poem, 'You can't, in the end/close the book.
Katrina Vandenberg, 2012
7
Oscillatory Spark Discharges Between Unlike Metals
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Daniel Leslie Rich, 2010
8
Like and Unlike
This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1887, Leipzig
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 2002
9
People Unlike Us
Evolution is the guide to understanding us: How we fit into our societies and how and why our societies and our selves change and where that change is heading.
Jeremy J. Millett, 2008
10
Unlike the Vikings
Arthur Marinello. Unlike The Vikings Unlike The Vikings Volume V 2004 to 2009 Arthur R.
Arthur Marinello, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unlike is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Donald Trump: I Pay My Own Way, Unlike Bush, Walker or Clinton
OSKALOOSA, Iowa—Donald Trump said there was no cap in the amount of money he would be willing to put into his campaign for the Republican nomination ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Millennials Will Live In Cities Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen Before
It's actually hard to know what to believe about millennials, the Americans born after 1980 who make up the largest generation in history. Every week there's a ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
3
I went to Wimbledon, and it was unlike any sporting event I've ever …
... still surpassed my wildest expectations. Between the tradition, pageantry, revelry, and history, Wimbledon is unlike any other sporting event in the world. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
4
Andrew Coyne: A federal election unlike any we've seen before
There has never been an election campaign like the one on which we are now embarked. There's a weird fin-de-siècle glow in the air, a sense of things coming ... «National Post, Jun 15»
5
From Tree to Greens, a US Open Unlike Any Before
Combined, the three will make the 2015 United States Open next week at the Chambers Bay Golf Course in Washington State unlike any played in the previous ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
LeBron bearing Finals burden unlike any he's had before
Outside the Quicken Loans Arena his fans were quiet in the minutes after the Cavaliers' 103-82 loss in Game 4 of the NBA Finals Thursday night. Drums were ... «NBA.com, Jun 15»
7
Unlike You, Your Facebook Account Can Be Immortal
On Facebook. Forever. Q. I heard you can assign someone to handle your Facebook account after you die so people can submit memories of you and so on. «New York Times, May 15»
8
De Blasio, unlike past mayors, avoids public Q&A with New Yorkers
Ed Koch did an average of 15 "town hall" meetings each year, no-holds-barred public forums where New Yorkers could bring their concerns to the mayor ... «Newsday, May 15»
9
Talladega infield is unlike anything else
If college students have spring break and the Irish St. Patrick's Day, then the NASCAR equivalent is Talladega Superspeedway's infield, where fun times, ... «SB Nation, May 15»
10
Jennifer Leszczynski found pole dancing and flying trapeze unlike
Pole fitness and dancing might be, particularly at the advanced levels, one of the most physically demanding and challenging athletic activities you'll find. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Apr 15»

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