Antonyms for resemble

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ri-zem-buh l

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɛm bəl

Definition of resemble

Origin : mid-14c., from Old French resembler "belike" (12c., Modern French ressemble), from re-, intensive prefix, + sembler "to appear, to seem, be like," from Latin simulare "to copy" (see similar (adj.)). Related: Resembled; resembling.

verb look or be like

Example sentences :

I answered that there was every reason why I should resemble her.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

It is our duty to resemble him as much as we can; that is to say, as much as an ape can resemble a man.
Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet

I earnestly hope it may not resemble any type of death to which we are liable.
Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu

They all had a human form and did not resemble their mother.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Did they resemble the Aztecs in these respects or the West Indians?
Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne

"Say rather an ass, shaved and painted to resemble a zebra," muttered John.
Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper

The name was unlucky; and besides, the child did not resemble his family.
Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

Frequently when found in the egg state they resemble a small puff-ball.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

The pores become torn so that they resemble the teeth of the Hydnum.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

Synonyms for resemble

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