American English
/ənˈlaɪk̚/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Used to compare a person or thing with another and show a difference.
Practice out loudUsed to compare a person or thing with another and show a difference.
Unlike my old car, this one is easy to park.
Unlike most offices, ours closes at four.
At the start of a sentence, unlike usually means “a diferencia de,” not “no gustar.”
unlike most people · unlike many others · unlike anything else
Unlike + noun/pronoun, subject + verb.
Not similar to another person or thing.
The two sisters are completely unlike.
The two plans are unlike in several important ways.
completely unlike · unlike anything else
Subject + be + unlike + noun/pronoun.
To remove the mark that shows you liked a social-media post.
I unliked the photo by mistake.
She unliked his post after reading the comments.
In social media, unlike means taking away a Like. It does not mean that you dislike the post.
unlike a post
Subject + unlike + object.
different from all other people or things of the same kind
This restaurant is unlike any other in town.