Likeness and Unlikeness
Opposite meaning words
Likeness
Likeness noun - The quality or state of having many qualities in common.
Usage example: the forgery was difficult to detect due to the pinpoint likeness it bore to the original
Unlikeness is an antonym for likeness in something that corresponds topic.
Unlikeness
Unlikeness noun - The quality or state of being different.
Usage example: because of the general unlikeness of their features, most new acquaintances are surprised to learn that they are brothers
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Unlikeness and Likeness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/likeness/unlikeness
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Unlikeness or Likeness. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/likeness/unlikeness.
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