Antonyms for unsimilar
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : sim-uh-ler |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪm ə lər |
Definition of unsimilar
Origin :- "having characteristics in common," 1610s (earlier similary, 1560s), from French similaire, from a Medieval Latin extended form of Latin similis "like, resembling," from Old Latin semol "together," from PIE root *sem- (1) "one, as one, together with" (see same). The noun meaning "that which is similar" is from 1650s. Related: Similarly.
- As in opposite : adj unlike, conflicting; completely different
- As in unequal : adj different
- As in different : adj dissimilar, unlike
- As in disparate : adj at odds, different
- As in dissimilar : adj not alike; not capable of comparison
- As in divergent : adj differing
- The course of Spain, and that of the Italian States, have been not unsimilar.
- Extract from : « Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber » by James Aitken Wylie
- I flatter myself that "not unsimilar abundance" is eminently Milvertonian.
- Extract from : « Chambers' Edinburgh Journal » by Various
- They looked at each other, in fact, being much of an age, and not unsimilar in worldly means just at the present moment.
- Extract from : « Salem Chapel, v.1/2 » by Mrs. Oliphant
- Of Haydn's early days we have already spoken, and those of Mozart were not unsimilar.
- Extract from : « The Pianoforte Sonata » by J.S. Shedlock
Synonyms for unsimilar
- a far cry from
- aberrant
- abnormal
- adverse
- altered
- anomalous
- antagonistic
- antipodal
- antipodean
- antithetic
- antithetical
- antonymous
- at odds
- at variance
- atypical
- changed
- clashing
- colorful
- conflicting
- contradictory
- contradistinct
- contradistinctive
- contrapositive
- contrary
- contrasted
- contrasting
- contrastive
- corresponding
- counter
- crosswise
- deviating
- diametric
- diametrically opposed
- different
- differential
- differing
- disagreeing
- discordant
- discrepant
- disparate
- dissimilar
- dissonant
- distant
- distinct
- distinctive
- divergent
- diverging
- divers
- diverse
- facing
- factional
- factious
- far cry
- flip-side
- fronting
- heterogeneous
- hostile
- incommensurable
- incommensurate
- incomparable
- incompatible
- inconsistent
- inconsonant
- independent
- individual
- inimical
- inverse
- irreconcilable
- irregular
- like night and day
- march to a different drummer
- mismatched
- mismated
- not similar
- not uniform
- obverse
- odd
- off-key
- offbeat
- opposed
- opposite
- ornery
- other
- otherwise
- paradoxical
- particular
- peculiar
- polar
- poles apart
- repugnant
- retrograde
- reverse
- reversed
- separate
- single
- unalike
- unconnected
- unequal
- unequivalent
- uneven
- unique
- unlike
- unmatched
- unnatural
- unrelated
- unsimilar
- untypical
- variable
- variant
- various
- varying
- violative
- vis-Ã -vis
- weird
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