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Unlike vs Apart - What's the difference?

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As prepositions the difference between unlike and apart

is that unlike is differently from; not in a like or similar manner while apart is (following its objective complement) apart from.

As an adjective unlike

is not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance.

As a verb unlike

is to dislike.

As an adverb apart is

separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.

unlike

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) unlic, unlich, from (etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance.
    • The brothers are quite unlike each other.
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  • Unequal.
    • They contributed in unlike amounts.
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  • (archaic) Not likely; improbable; unlikely.

    • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Differently from; not in a like or similar manner.
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  • In contrast with.
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    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (unlik)
  • To dislike.
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  • To withdraw support for a particular thing, especially on social networking websites
    • I unliked the video link after I realized it was making fun of me.
  • * 2009 , , “ 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.
  • * 2010 June 25, "TheKorn" (username), " 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.

    apart

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.
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    • Others apart sat on a hill retired.
  • * (rfdate) Ps. iv. 3.
    • The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself.
  • In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently
    • Consider the two propositions apart .
  • Aside; away.
  • * (rfdate) Jas. i. 21.
    • Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness.
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    • Let Pleasure go, put Care apart .
  • In two or more parts; asunder; to piece
    • to take a piece of machinery apart .

    Antonyms

    * together

    Derived terms

    * apartness * apart from * fall apart * pull apart * set apart * take apart * tell apart * worlds apart

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (following its objective complement) apart from.
    • A handful of examples apart , an English preposition precedes its complement.