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UNLIKE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by dissimilarity

Example:

for twins they are very unlike

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

like (resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination)

Derivation:

unlikeness (dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Not equal in amount

Example:

they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities

Classified under:

Adjectives

Also:

unequal (poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure)

Antonym:

like (equal in amount or value)

Credits

 Context examples: 

It is very unlike his usual writing, and yet I know it well.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

However, unlike PP32, ANP32C protein is tumorigenic.

(ANP32C Protein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

If ever you see me again, unlike what I am now, and like what I was when you first saw me, observe what company I am in.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Unlike imatinib, bosutinib inhibits the autophosphorylation of both Abl and Src kinases, resulting in inhibition of cell growth and apoptosis.

(Bosutinib, NCI Thesaurus)

Unlike most of the anti-cancer drugs causing bone marrow suppression, clanfenur stimulates hematopoiesis both in vivo and in vitro.

(Clanfenur, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent is similar to doxorubicin in activity, but unlike doxorubicin, does not exhibit cardiotoxicity.

(Bisantrene, NCI Thesaurus)

I was puzzled. The whole thing was so unlike the Wolf Larsen I had known.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Unlike other members of the EGFR family, no ligand for Her2 has been found and it usually associates with members of ERBB1 family to form functional heterodimers.

(ERBB2 Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Endothelin B receptor agonist SPI-1620 binds to endothelin-B receptors on endothelial cells in tumor blood vessels, which, unlike the angioarchitecture of normal blood vessels, are relatively devoid of smooth muscle.

(Endothelin B Receptor Agonist SPI-1620, NCI Thesaurus)

Unlike wild-type EGFR, EGFRvIII is a dominant oncogene that can directly lead to cancer.

(EGFRvIII Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)