unlike
ʌnˈlaɪk
How to set two pictures side by side and say they do not match
The picture Two pictures are laid over each other and the lines refuse to match; one sticks out. UNLIKE is two shapes laid together that refuse to line up, LIKE is two that sit exactly on top of each other.
Where the picture shows up in unlike
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one person against another
Unlike his brother, he hates sports.
ʌnˈlaɪk hɪz ˈbrʌðər hiː heɪts spɔːrts
His brother loves sport; he hates it.
a brother holding a ball stands beside one sprawled on the sofa, lines clashing
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against everything seen before
This phone is unlike anything I've used before.
ðɪs foʊn ɪz ʌnˈlaɪk ˈeniθɪŋ aɪv juːzd bɪˈfɔːr
This phone is nothing like the ones I have used.
all his old phones stack neatly, and only the new shape juts outside the pile
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against an earlier period
Unlike last year, sales are going up.
ʌnˈlaɪk læst jɪr seɪlz ɑːr ˈɡoʊɪŋ ʌp
Last year sales fell; this year they rise.
this year's line is laid over last year's and the two split in opposite directions
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against someone's usual self
It is unlike her to be late.
ɪt ɪz ʌnˈlaɪk hɜːr tuː biː leɪt
Being late is not her normal way.
a photo of her always seated early is overlaid with a picture of the empty chair
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against another place's custom
Unlike in Korea, tipping is expected here.
ʌnˈlaɪk ɪn kəˈriːə ˈtɪpɪŋ ɪz ɪkˈspektɪd hɪr
Here you are expected to tip; in Korea you are not.
just laying a card on the bill will not line up with the picture of adding notes
All of it in one picture
unlike is the act of laying two pictures over each other. Brother's picture against his and the lines clash, so unlike his brother; every old phone against this one and the shape sticks out, so nothing like it; last year's graph against this year's and they split, so unlike last year. Her usual picture against today gives out of character, and Korea's custom against this place gives a different rule here.