Selfsame and Unlike

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Selfsame adjective - Being one and not another.

Usage example: that's the selfsame man who once helped me

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Unlike is an antonym for selfsame.

Unlike adjective - Being not of the same kind.

Usage example: you're trying to compare very unlike things—like those proverbial apples and oranges

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Selfsame is an antonym for unlike.

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Unlike and Selfsame. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/selfsame/unlike

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