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resemblance

/ɹəˈzɛmbləns/noun3 syllables

Resemblance means: similarity in appearance or external or superficial details.

Synonyms for resemblance3

also used for resemblance

likeness, similitude, similarity

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What does resemblance mean?1

noun

1

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with resemblance?1

two syllables

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Resemblance in a sentence

  • Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.Archibald
  • No matter how close the resemblance, there's always a difference.sundown
  • I was surprised that he really had a strong resemblance to his father.unknown
  • I was surprised at his strong resemblance to his father.blay_paul
  • The child bears a closer resemblance to his mother.FeuDRenais
  • The resemblance between these two men is uncanny.Hybrid
  • Admiration is our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.carlosalberto
  • It has a slight resemblance to an octopus's tentacle.deniko

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Forms of resemblance

as a noun

plural
resemblances