Synonyms for
Resemble
Definition
to be similar to or look like something or someone else
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- closely resemble
- strongly resemble
- appear to resemble
- resemble each other
- resemble a person
- resemble a place
- resemble a thing
Word family
Usage note
Resemble is a transitive verb and does not take a preposition like 'to' or 'with' before its object. For example, say 'He resembles his father,' not 'He resembles to his father' or 'He resembles with his father'.
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Example sentences
- My little sister resembles me in many ways, including our love of pizza.
- The painting resembles a beautiful sunset over the ocean.
- The twins resemble each other so much that it's hard to tell them apart.
- The toy car is designed to resemble a real race car.
- The actor worked hard to resemble the famous politician he was playing in the movie.
Quotes
We resemble each other, certainly, but you are a man and I am a woman. - Jane Austen
I think we resemble each other. I am not as beautiful as you, of course. - Agatha Christie
We resemble one another in nothing but our vertebrate natures. - Virginia Woolf