Meaning & use
unlike
In contrast to; markedly different from another person or thing being compared.
See it in a sentence
Unlike her older brother, she preferred quiet evenings at home to noisy parties.
Unlike most restaurants nearby, this one stays open late on weeknights.
A note on using this word
Unlike as a preposition typically opens a sentence to contrast two things; as an adjective it simply means 'not alike.'
Words with a similar meaning
in contrast todissimilar to
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Not similar to something else; different in nature, form, or quality.
The twins have surprisingly unlike personalities despite looking almost identical.
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