Synonyms for resembling
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-zem-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɛm bəl |
Définition of resembling
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French resembler "belike" (12c., Modern French ressemble), from re-, intensive prefix, + sembler "to appear, to seem, be like," from Latin simulare "to copy" (see similar (adj.)). Related: Resembled; resembling.
- adj looking like
- The moon, resembling a crushed orange, is sinking in the Mediterranean.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- Cochleatus is from cochlea, a snail, from resembling its shell.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- The caps are often large and wavy, resembling yellow cauliflower.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- Pseudo-peripteral, resembling, but not really being peristylar.
- Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith
- This time we have not the reluctances expressed in such words as "like" and "resembling."
- Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
- Lamelliform: made up of or resembling leaves, blades or lamellae.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Pergamenous: thin, partly transparent: resembling parchment.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Vermicular: worm-like, tortuous: resembling the tracks of a worm.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- The ether may be considered as resembling, in some respects, a jelly.
- Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
- Had I been, I should not have felt that I was disgraced by having one resembling you.
- Extract from : « Japhet in Search of a Father » by Frederick Marryat
Antonyms for resembling
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