Definitions

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  • adjective of an unlike kind; different

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  • adjective not alike or similar

Etymologies

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un- +‎ alike

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Examples

  • No other two languages are as unalike as the English spoken by Americans and Britons, and countless sociological tomes and travel guides of the Edwardian period devoted a considerable number of pages detailing the differences.

    2010 January | Edwardian Promenade 2010

  • No two people seemed more unalike than she and Uncle Reuben.

    Raven V.C Andrews 2011

  • The truth is that human beings are more alike than we are unalike and a number of non-black people think that the problems which befall black people are not like the problems which befall them, and that black people would respond differently to an onslaught of certain elements than whites.

    Theo Spielberg: Dr. Maya Angelou Launches Black History Month Special Theo Spielberg 2011

  • No other two languages are as unalike as the English spoken by Americans and Britons, and countless sociological tomes and travel guides of the Edwardian period devoted a considerable number of pages detailing the differences.

    A Matter of Speaking | Edwardian Promenade 2010

  • As Maya Angelou said, "In all my work what I try to say is that as human beings we are more alike than we are unalike."

    Lisa Haisha: Three Things You Have In Common With Celebrities Lisa Haisha 2011

  • No two people seemed more unalike than she and Uncle Reuben.

    Raven V.C Andrews 2011

  • So in those summer hours, as I walked through the streets, dined in local cafes and watched the people go about their lives, I realised that Spain and I were not unalike.

    The Juniper Days – Part III Alison Earls 2011

  • The truth is that human beings are more alike than we are unalike and a number of non-black people think that the problems which befall black people are not like the problems which befall them, and that black people would respond differently to an onslaught of certain elements than whites.

    Theo Spielberg: Dr. Maya Angelou Launches Black History Month Special Theo Spielberg 2011

  • As Maya Angelou said, "In all my work what I try to say is that as human beings we are more alike than we are unalike."

    Lisa Haisha: Three Things You Have In Common With Celebrities Lisa Haisha 2011

  •      Buck's never actually come out with it, but sometimes I think he wants to know why Simmi and I are so unalike.

    Jelly Doughnuts 2010

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