resemblance
noun
re·sem·blance ri-ˈzem-blən(t)s 
1
a
: the quality or state of resembling
especially : correspondence in appearance or superficial qualities
b
: a point of likeness : similarity
2
: representation, image
3
archaic : characteristic appearance
4
obsolete : probability
Synonyms
- common denominator
- commonality
- congruity
- correspondence
- parallel
- similarity
- similitude
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Example Sentences
He doesn't look exactly like his father, but there is some resemblance. There is no resemblance between her and her sister.
Recent Examples on the Web Michel Rivera has a strong resemblance to the Louisville native. 
Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Sep. 2022 The Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan, China is famed for its towering, pillar-like karst formations, and bears a remarkable resemblance to the floating landscape of alien-world Pandora, which plays a starring role in the movie. Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Graham Bartlett calls it a deconstructed chile relleno, but his taco is more an abstract take on the Puebla dish, kind of like the final drawing in Picasso’s bull series, in which the beast has only a passing resemblance to the real thing. Washington Post, 15 June 2022 The aircraft, known as KJ-600, bears a strong resemblance to the E-2D and will give the new carrier the same capabilities. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2022 The post was accompanied by a picture of a trans woman in a miniskirt, with shoulder length brown hair, who bears an at-best-passing resemblance to social media profile pictures that have been attributed to Ramos. Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2022 The Hunter Boards’ website bears a strong resemblance to Apple.com. Zenger News, Forbes, 14 May 2022 Emma, who also boasts a recent trauma and bears a mighty strong resemblance to Jane, is heading for a tragic conclusion of her own. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2022 The coincidence is all the more unusual because the surname Buriard is uncommon in Chile and there is an uncanny physical resemblance. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Aug. 2022 See More
Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Sep. 2022 The Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan, China is famed for its towering, pillar-like karst formations, and bears a remarkable resemblance to the floating landscape of alien-world Pandora, which plays a starring role in the movie. Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Graham Bartlett calls it a deconstructed chile relleno, but his taco is more an abstract take on the Puebla dish, kind of like the final drawing in Picasso’s bull series, in which the beast has only a passing resemblance to the real thing. Washington Post, 15 June 2022 The aircraft, known as KJ-600, bears a strong resemblance to the E-2D and will give the new carrier the same capabilities. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2022 The post was accompanied by a picture of a trans woman in a miniskirt, with shoulder length brown hair, who bears an at-best-passing resemblance to social media profile pictures that have been attributed to Ramos. Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2022 The Hunter Boards’ website bears a strong resemblance to Apple.com. Zenger News, Forbes, 14 May 2022 Emma, who also boasts a recent trauma and bears a mighty strong resemblance to Jane, is heading for a tragic conclusion of her own. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2022 The coincidence is all the more unusual because the surname Buriard is uncommon in Chile and there is an uncanny physical resemblance. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing resemblance
Kids Definition
resemblance
noun
re·sem·blance ri-ˈzem-bləns
: the quality or state of being similar to another
resemblance
noun
1
as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common I see a family resemblance between you and your brother Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- similarity
- commonality
- parallel
- equal
- similitude
- equivalent
- common denominator
- congruity
- correspondence
- counterpart
- analogy
- homology
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dissimilarity
- difference
- discrepancy
- divergence
- variation
- modification
- incongruity
- change
- deviance
- incongruence
2
as in likeness
the quality or state of having many qualities in common the look of the director's latest film bears a strong resemblance to the look of his last film Synonyms & Similar Words
- similarity
- likeness
- comparability
- similitude
- parallelism
- correspondence
- alikeness
- correlation
- semblance
- equivalence
- affinity
- community
- equivalency
- identity
- equation
- relationship
- parity
- interchangeability
- analogousness
- sameness
- compatibility
- identicalness
- par
- congruity
- agreement
- accordance
- conformity
- exchangeability
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dissimilarity
- difference
- discrepancy
- distinctness
- distinctiveness
- disparity
- disagreement
- unlikeness
- inequality
- incongruity
- dissimilitude
- conflict
- polarity
- incongruence
- incompatibility
- disparateness
- nonconformity
- dichotomy
- incongruousness
- differentiability
- disproportion
- discriminability
- imbalance
- distinguishability
- inequality
- nonequivalence
- anomalousness
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of resemblance are analogy, likeness, similarity, and similitude. While all these words mean "agreement or correspondence in details," resemblance implies similarity chiefly in appearance or external qualities.
statements that bear little resemblance to the truth
The synonyms analogy and resemblance are sometimes interchangeable, but analogy implies likeness or parallelism in relations rather than in appearance or qualities.
pointed out analogies to past wars
Likeness implies a closer correspondence than similarity which often implies that things are merely somewhat alike.
a remarkable likeness to his late father
some similarity between the two cases
The meanings of similitude and resemblance largely overlap; however, similitude applies chiefly to correspondence between abstractions.
two schools of social thought showing points of similitude