Besides vs Unlike - What's the difference?
besides | unlike |
(obsolete) Beside.
In addition, in addition to.
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(conjunctive) also; in addition
(conjunctive) moreover; furthermore
(conjunctive) otherwise; else
(obsolete) On one side.
Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance.
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Unequal.
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(archaic) Not likely; improbable; unlikely.
Differently from; not in a like or similar manner.
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To dislike.
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To withdraw support for a particular thing, especially on social networking websites
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As prepositions the difference between besides and unlike
is that besides is beside while unlike is differently from; not in a like or similar manner.As an adverb besides
is also; in addition.As an adjective unlike is
not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance.As a verb unlike is
to dislike.besides
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Preposition
(English prepositions)The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
August 3, 2008] - [[w:Schlock Mercenary, Schlock Mercenary]
- Captain Tagon': Wait. … Ebby, if Schlock goes out make sure he's carrying something '''besides''' those two plasma cannons.
'''Ebinoth''': When you say "' besides ," do you mean "in addition to," or "instead of"? Because one of those is a really hard sell.
Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona, passage=n the end, Chelsea's organisation and discipline was rewarded but Di Matteo knows they will have to produce the same - and more besides - in the Nou Camp to confirm a meeting with either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final in Munich next month.}}
August 3, 2008] - [[w:Schlock Mercenary, Schlock Mercenary]
- Captain Tagon': Wait. … Ebby, if Schlock goes out make sure he's carrying something '''besides''' those two plasma cannons.
'''Ebinoth''': When you say "' besides ," do you mean "in addition to," or "instead of"? Because one of those is a really hard sell.
Adverb
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Synonyms
* (l)See also
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) unlic, unlich, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- The brothers are quite unlike each other.
- They contributed in unlike amounts.
Preposition
(English prepositions)Etymology 2
From .Verb
(unlik)- I unliked the video link after I realized it was making fun of me.
On Language: The Age of Undoing”, in The New York Times Magazine, 2009 September 20, page MM8:
- Facebook, for instance, allows you to register approval for a posted message in a very concrete way, by clicking a thumbs-up like'' button. Toggling off the button results in ''unliking''''' your previously ''liked'' item. Note that this is different from ''disliking'' something, since '''''unliking simply returns you to a neutral state.
Re: Pinball: RGP and/or Facebook", in rec.games.pinball, Usenet :
- My comment was more of a backhanded slap at Stern Pinball's Facebook "presence", specifically the garbage "cheap heat" posts. It's so inane (and now, so constant) that I wound up "unliking " stern pinball entirely.