resemble
[verb]
Synonyms: be like, bear a resemblance to, be similar to, look like, mirror, parallel

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Contrasted words: differ, vary
Related Idioms: be a dead ringer for, bear a resemblance to, be the spit and image of, be the very image of, bring to mind, have all the earmarks of, look like, put one in mind of, remind one of, take after

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

re‧sem‧ble /rɪˈzembəl/ verb [transitive not in progressive or passive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: resembler, from sembler 'to be like, seem', from Latin similare 'to copy']
to look like or be similar to someone or something:
It’s amazing how closely Brian and Steve resemble each other.
He grew up to resemble his father.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

resemble
verb
ADV. closely, greatly, strongly, very much He very much resembles a friend of mine.
in no way, not remotely He does not resemble his brother in any way. I have never seen anything remotely resembling the horrors of that day.
faintly, in some respects/ways, rather, somewhat, superficially, vaguely | oddly, uncannily
VERB + RESEMBLE be designed to The house was designed to resemble a church.
tend to
PREP. in The meat resembles chicken in flavour.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

resemble

closely
This poem closely resembles an earlier one.
strongly/greatly
The ancient tools discovered in Ethiopia strongly resemble those found in Tanzania.
vaguely (=slightly)
I heard a weird sound vaguely resembling the bark of a dog.
superficially (=in its appearance)
Termites resemble ants superficially.
nothing remotely resembling something (=nothing at all like something or as good as something)
Nothing remotely resembling a cure has been found.
resemble nothing so much as something (=look or seem rather like something)
The building resembled nothing so much as giant beehive.

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