dissimilar
AdjectiveUS[dih-sim-uh-ler]/dɪˈsɪməlɚ/4 syllables
Synonyms:
unalike
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- not similar“a group of very dissimilar people”“a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm”“their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own”“took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem”Opposite similarRelates to similaritySee also different
- not alike or similar“as unalike as two people could be”Synonyms: unalikeOpposite alikeRelates to likeness, alikeness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dis·sim′i·lar adjective
Origin: Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.
Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features.
This part very dissimilar to any other.— Robert Boyle
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54