unlike

unlike
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. dissimilar, diverse, different, disparate; distinct, separate. See difference.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. dissimilar, unalike, different, incongruous, contradictory, ill-assorted, hostile, opposed, inconsistent, heterogeneous, diverse, contrasted, conflicting, contrary, disparate, different as night and day, disharmonious, dissonant, discordant, like apples and oranges*, clashing, separate, opposite, divergent, various, variant.
Ant. like*, similar, correspondent.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
different, dissimilar, opposite, unalike, disparate, contrasting, unrelated, *like night and day, *like comparing apples and oranges, clashing.
ANT.: alike, similar, matching
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form: different, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, variant, various. See SAME.

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