dissimilar C2+ Topic:Describing People US /dɪˈsɪmələr/ UK /dɪˈsɪmɪlə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not alike; different in nature or kind The twins have remarkably dissimilar temperaments. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not alike; different in... differentunlikedisparatedistinctdivergentunalike ↔ Opposites similaralikeidenticalcomparablelike Word family Derived forms dissimilarlydissimilarity Related forms similardissimilitudeassimilate Etymology AI details From dis- ('not') + similar, from Latin similis ('like, resembling'), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ('one, together'). dis- Latin similis Latin *sem- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dissimilar **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈsɪmələr/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsɪmɪlə/ ## Meanings 1. not alike; different in nature or kind ## Examples - The twins have remarkably dissimilar temperaments. ## Synonyms - different - unlike - disparate - distinct - divergent - unalike ## Antonyms - similar - alike - identical - comparable - like ## Derived Forms - dissimilarly - dissimilarity ## Related Forms - similar - dissimilitude - assimilate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dis- - Root: similis - Root: *sem- ## Etymology From dis- ('not') + similar, from Latin similis ('like, resembling'), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ('one, together'). ## AI Etymology Dissimilar is from dis- ('not') + similar, from Latin similis ('like, resembling'), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ('one, together'). Important recorded forms include dis- (Latin), similis (Latin), and *sem- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers not alike; different in nature or kind. The wider family includes derived forms such as dissimilarly and dissimilarity and related words such as similar, dissimilitude, and assimilate. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown