Not quite
Resembling and not quite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resembling" instead an adverb phrase "Not quite".
Resembling
Resembling adjective - Having qualities in common.
Not quite and resembling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Not quite" instead an adverb "Resembling".
Nearby Words: resemblance, resembled
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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To further the point, Quasimodo builds a figure of her while Frollo lusts after an illusion of her in the fireplace's flames, both resembling Esmeralda but not quite perfectly her.
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A Running Gag through all incarnations of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is Arthur's inability to get anything resembling tea anywhere in the galaxy, no matter how carefully he describes it to the ship's onboard computer, getting something "almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea".
Source: Spot of Tea
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