unlike

1. unlike (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance; unalike.

Example: The brothers are quite unlike each other.

2. unlike (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Unequal.

Example: They contributed in unlike amounts.

3. unlike (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Not likely; improbable; unlikely.

4. unlike (prep) — sense 4

Definition: Different from; not in a like or similar manner.

Example: The disgust I felt after watching last weekend's horror movie was unlike anything I had felt before.

5. unlike (prep) — sense 5

Definition: In contrast with; as opposed to.

Example: Claudia hardly ever drinks beer or wine, unlike Phillip, for whom the bar is practically a second home.

6. unlike (prep) — sense 6

Definition: Not typical of one's character or personality.

Example: Being late is unlike him.

7. unlike (noun) — sense 7

Definition: Something that is not like something else; something different.