unalike

un·a·like
U1N1A1L1I1K5E1
US/ˌʌnəˈlaɪk/

adjective

Of an unlike kind; different

Similar
differentdifferingdissimilardiverseotherunlike
Opposite
alikeakincomparableconformablecorresponding
OriginMiddle English unylich ← Old English unġelic ← Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz →
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Meanings

adjectiveunalike (comparative more unalike, superlative most unalike)

comparative more unalike · superlative most unalike

  1. uncommonOf an unlike kind; different

    Synonyms: different, differing, dissimilar, diverse, other, unlike · Antonyms: alike, akin, alike, comparable, conformable, corresponding, homologous, identical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf an unlike kind; different

Similar
differentdifferingdissimilardiverseotherunlike
Opposite
alikeakinalikecomparableconformablecorrespondinghomologousidenticalsamesimilartwin

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot alike or similar

Similar
dissimilar
Opposite
alike
Also see
differentdisparatedissimilardiverseother

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  6. Proto-Germanic*ga-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. Proto-Germanic*galīkaz
  10. Proto-Germanic*ungalīkaz
  11. Old Englishunġelic
  12. Middle Englishunylich
  13. Englishunalike

Inherited from Middle English unylich, from Old English unġelic, from Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz. By surface analysis, un- + alike.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unalike

likemikestrikeunlikealikemicspikehikedislikeIkepsychpsychepiquediketrikeshrikevandykerestrikesliketykefikesykevikerike
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Cite this entry
APA

unalike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalike

MLA

“unalike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unalike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalike.

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