resemblance
the state or fact of resembling; similarity.
a degree, kind, or point of likeness.
a likeness, appearance, or semblance of something.
Origin of resemblance
1synonym study For resemblance
Other words for resemblance
Opposites for resemblance
Other words from resemblance
- non·re·sem·blance, noun
- pre·re·sem·blance, noun
Words Nearby resemblance
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How to use resemblance in a sentence
Newman again starred in the film, which this time bore only the faintest resemblance to the novel.
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a bestseller, but its author, Walter Tevis, was hardly a one-hit wonder | Michael Dirda | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostMcConnell’s relationship to the extremists in his party bears a striking resemblance to Douglas’s.
Mitch McConnell has repeated Stephen A. Douglas’s biggest mistake | Lauren Haumesser | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostToday’s food system bears little resemblance to the one of just a couple of generations ago.
They finished with one completion and two interceptions in a game that bore scant resemblance to NFL football.
What to know from NFL Week 12: Tyreek Hill and Derrick Henry took over as the coronavirus loomed | Adam Kilgore | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostThe team they will put on the field Thursday night will bear little resemblance to the one that beat the Packers in January.
Ravaged by injuries and coronavirus issues, the 49ers had little chance against the Packers | Mark Maske | November 6, 2020 | Washington Post
He does not admit it, but Miyazaki likely sees the resemblance between himself and Horikoshi as well.
The eventual deal, approved by Law 840 in June 2013, bore little resemblance to the original.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution | Nina Lakhani | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2010, Jake Holmes sued over “Dazed and Confused,” claiming it bore a strong resemblance to his own song of the same name.
‘No Stairway, Denied!’ Led Zeppelin Lawsuit Winds on Down the Road | Keith Phipps | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRachel starts dating a guy named Russ, and would you believe that he bears a striking resemblance to Ross?
The second portrait, examined by the Mona Lisa Foundation, bears a striking resemblance to the famous portrait.
The Life of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, the (Most Likely) Real 'Mona Lisa' | Justin Jones | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another: as when a man's likeness is before the face of a man.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousEve, too, lovely as she is, seems to bear no likelihood of resemblance to Milton's superb mother of mankind.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementWe revelled in its resemblance, or its fancied resemblance to the famous old hostelry kept by old John Willet.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIt is interesting to notice a resemblance between this huge bird and our English wild duck or plover.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneShe was fair as a lily, with bright golden hair, and bore no resemblance to this dark-eyed, black-browed wench.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
British Dictionary definitions for resemblance
/ (rɪˈzɛmbləns) /
the state or quality of resembling; likeness or similarity in nature, appearance, etc
the degree or extent to which or the respect in which a likeness exists
something resembling something else; semblance; likeness
Derived forms of resemblance
- resemblant, adjective
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