: not alike : dissimilar
… the eldest of three sisters who were as unalike and yet as close as fingers on a hand. Nancy Milford

Examples of unalike in a Sentence

our opinions of the movie couldn't have been more unalike
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The two girls are both Muslim but otherwise unalike; Doe, from Somalia, is quiet and thoughtful, while Muna, from a Pakistani family, is brash, impulsive, and, at times, troublingly aggressive. Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025 The two sisters weren’t completely unalike in their appearance. Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unalike was in 1817

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“Unalike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unalike. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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