- 1different from a particular person or thing Music is quite unlike any other art form. The sound was not unlike that of birds singing.
- 2used to contrast someone or something with another person or thing Unlike most systems, this one is very easy to install. Language Bankcontrasthighlighting differences
- This survey highlights a number of differences in the way that teenage boys and girls in the U.S. spend their free time.
- One of the main differences between the girls and the boys who took part in the research was the way in which they use the Internet.
- Unlike the girls, who use the Internet mainly to keep in touch with friends, the boys questioned in this survey tend to use the Internet for playing computer games.
- The girls differ from the boys in that they tend to spend more time keeping in touch with friends on the telephone or on social networking websites.
- Compared with the boys, the girls spend much more time chatting to friends on the telephone.
- On average, the girls spend four hours a week chatting to friends on the phone. In contrast, very few of the boys spend more than five minutes a day talking to their friends in this way.
- The boys prefer competitive sports and computer games, whereas/while the girls seem to enjoy more cooperative activities, such as shopping with friends.
- When the girls go shopping, they mainly buy clothes and cosmetics. The boys, on the other hand, tend to purchase computer games or gadgets.
- 3not typical of someone or something It's very unlike him to be so late. opposite like
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