unsimilar
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a word derived from
similar.
similaradjectivehaving a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way.
Example Sentences
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They offered him the money he needed, but insisted the film deal with the not altogether unsimilar story of the Black Panther, which was also their preferred title.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2012
But I must say for it that it's totally unsimilar to any country like what I has been used to heretofore.
From J. Poindexter, Colored by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
A distant sound, like that of the roaring of a lion, or not unsimilar to a large and deep gong of modern times, intimated the commencement of the ceremonial.
From Waverley Novels — Volume 12 by Sir Walter Scott
I flatter myself that "not unsimilar abundance" is eminently Milvertonian.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852 by William Chambers
The course of Spain, and that of the Italian States, have been not unsimilar.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by James Aitken Wylie