Not like
Unlike
Unlike adjective - Being not of the same kind.
Not like and unlike are semantically related in in contrast to topic. Sometimes you can use "Not like" instead a preposition "Unlike", if it concerns topics such as different from.
Both terms in one sentence
- Unlike what is commonly portrayed in movies and TV, gunshots are not like getting zapped by a phaser.
Source: Double Tap -
Unlike the red head however, Gensai did not say "oro" as a mannerism, he did not like Western "barbarians" entering his homeland, and he killed scholars who studied Western ideologies.
Source: Historical Hero Upgrade -
He might not like their father, but at least Lionel considered Lex worth something, unlike his half-siblings.
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Unlike and Not like. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_like/unlike
Not like & Unlike. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_like/unlike>.
Unlike or Not like. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_like/unlike.
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