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resemblance
[ ri-zem-bluhns ]
noun
- the state or fact of resembling; similarity.
Antonyms:
- a degree, kind, or point of likeness.
Synonyms: ,
- a likeness, appearance, or semblance of something.
Synonyms:
resemblance
/ ɪˈɛəԲ /
noun
- the state or quality of resembling; likeness or similarity in nature, appearance, etc
- the degree or extent to which or the respect in which a likeness exists
- something resembling something else; semblance; likeness
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDzr·bԳ noun
- r·bԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of resemblance1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The numbers bear little resemblance to the published tariff rates in those countries.
It had to be thus, because populism is liberal democracy’s sinister cousin, bearing just enough resemblance to legitimate self-government to be deceptively dangerous.
Despite its storied history, her research suggests that ancient uses of cacao in Mesoamerica bear little resemblance to the rituals many Westerners are crafting today.
"The lady who was escorted out did bear a striking resemblance to Lisa Riley, though I don't see how that's an insult."
She is reported to have told police she was unaware the costume used in the series bore a resemblance to a terror group and that The Bureau was not shown in Turkey anyway.
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