resemble

[ri-zem-buhl]

verb (used with object)

resembled, resembling 

1. to be like or similar to.

2. Archaic.,  to liken or compare.

resemble

/ rɪˈzɛmbəl /

verb

1. (tr) to possess some similarity to; be like

Other Word Forms

• resembler noun
• resemblingly adverb
• preresemble verb
• unresembling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resemble¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English resemblen, from Middle French resembler, Old French, from re- re- + sembler “to seem, be like” (from Latin similāre, derivative of similis “like”; similar )

Word History and Origins

Origin of resemble¹

C14: from Old French resembler , from _re- + sembler to look like, from Latin similis like

Example Sentences

Both the text and the banner image, which resembled a campaign logo, were removed shortly before 1 p.m.

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One big question is haunting the bull market of 2025: Are we in an artificial-intelligence bubble that resembles the dot-com investment boom of the 1990s?

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There is a tendency to make economic tales resemble morality plays, where excess and pride lead ineluctably to poverty and humiliation.

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Both models resembled the famed Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which was commissioned by the French emperor Napoleon in the early 19th century to commemorate fallen soldiers during his military campaigns.

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The pictures show a pallid, hollow-eyed man, resembling Poe, who’s sitting by the fire in his dressing gown when there comes a gentle “rapping, rapping” at the door.

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Related Words

• feature 
• mirror 
• parallel 
• simulate