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Dissimilar

Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features.

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Dissimilarity 74% connected

Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as, the dissimilarity of human faces and forms.

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Dissimilarity 74% connected

Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as, the dissimilarity of human faces and forms.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Different 66% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

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Different 66% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

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Likeness 66% connected

The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable.

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Likeness 66% connected

The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable.

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Similarity 66% connected

The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; as, a similarity of features.

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Similarity 66% connected

The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; as, a similarity of features.

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Similitude 66% connected

The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of substance.

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Similitude 66% connected

The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of substance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Alike 94% connected

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

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Alike 94% connected

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

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Similar 94% connected

Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.

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Similar 94% connected

Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.

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