resemblance

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity.

That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

likeness similarity semblance image match identity parallel representation correspondence analogy parity affinity kinship congruence similitude
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Antonyms

difference contrast opposition distinction accuracy diversity
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Hypernyms

likeness similitude alikeness

Hyponyms

affinity mutual resemblance

Phrases with the word

beared a resemblance to bearing a resemblance to bear a resemblance to bear a resemblance bears a resemblance to lack resemblance

Examples

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. Ronald Reagan

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. Ambrose Bierce

I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger,' and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity. Ben Affleck

All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it. Jean Cocteau

Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël

Nothing bears a stronger resemblance to a madman than a man when drunk. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

reseller resemanticization resemblable resemblant resemblaunce resemble