What part of speech is unlike?

Unlike can be categorized as an adjective and a preposition.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. unlike is a preposition.
  • 2. unlike is an adjective, not comparable.

Inflections

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • unlike 
    Not comparable
    Not comparable
  • Positive: unlike 
  • Comparative: Not comparable
  • Superlative: Not comparable

What does unlike mean?

Definitions

Adjective

unlike - marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"
unlike - not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities"

Verb

unlike - To dislike.
unlike - To withdraw support for a particular thing, especially on social networking websites.

Examples of unlike

#   Sentence  
1. adj. For twins they are very unlike.
2. adj. They distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities.
3. adj. The two brothers are quite unlike in their appearance.
4. adj. There are some reasons why the Japanese find it hard to act unlike others.
5. adj. The earthquake provoked a great disaster, one unlike anything that the country had experienced before.
6. adj. When unlike is joined to unlike, the result is called harmony.
7. adj. This was very unlike Tom.
8. adj. When Fadil took the drug, the high was unlike anything that he had ever felt.
9. adj. In English, it is very easy to write entire books without giving away your gender. This is unlike Romance or Slavic languages, which inflect adjectives, and sometimes even verbs, for gender.
10. prep. "The Norwegians mean well but their role is limited to that of honest broker and the LTTE is keenly aware that they do not have the power [unlike India] to underwrite any arrangement," Kalkat told IPS in an interview.
11. prep. Unlike Iraq, Iran has not spent the last fifteen years having its conventional forces worn down by grueling sanctions, repeated attacks, and two American-led wars.
12. prep. Unlike Saratoga.
13. prep. Unlike her, you are diligent.
14. prep. Unlike Great Britain, the Upper House in the United States is an elected body.
15. prep. Bill is completely unlike his brother.
16. prep. And unlike Oshin, they do complain although certainly not at work and generally not in public.
17. prep. It's unlike him to get so angry.
18. prep. Unlike my brother, I cannot swim.
19. prep. Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.
20. prep. Unlike her sister, Hanako is indifferent to her dress.
21. prep. It is unlike him to be late.
22. prep. Unlike birds, which feed and shelter their young, fish abandon their eggs.
23. prep. Unlike him, his son is tall.
24. prep. Unlike his other writings, this book was not for scientists.
Sentence  
adj.
For twins they are very unlike.
They distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities.
The two brothers are quite unlike in their appearance.
There are some reasons why the Japanese find it hard to act unlike others.
The earthquake provoked a great disaster, one unlike anything that the country had experienced before.
When unlike is joined to unlike, the result is called harmony.
This was very unlike Tom.
When Fadil took the drug, the high was unlike anything that he had ever felt.
In English, it is very easy to write entire books without giving away your gender. This is unlike Romance or Slavic languages, which inflect adjectives, and sometimes even verbs, for gender.
prep.
"The Norwegians mean well but their role is limited to that of honest broker and the LTTE is keenly aware that they do not have the power [unlike India] to underwrite any arrangement," Kalkat told IPS in an interview.
Unlike Iraq, Iran has not spent the last fifteen years having its conventional forces worn down by grueling sanctions, repeated attacks, and two American-led wars.
Unlike Saratoga.
Unlike her, you are diligent.
Unlike Great Britain, the Upper House in the United States is an elected body.
Bill is completely unlike his brother.
And unlike Oshin, they do complain although certainly not at work and generally not in public.
It's unlike him to get so angry.
Unlike my brother, I cannot swim.
Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.
Unlike her sister, Hanako is indifferent to her dress.
It is unlike him to be late.
Unlike birds, which feed and shelter their young, fish abandon their eggs.
Unlike him, his son is tall.
Unlike his other writings, this book was not for scientists.

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