Synonyms for resemble
Definitions
- v. 1
To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.
The twins resemble each other.
Related words
- Word family
- resemblance resemblingly
Forms
- Past participle
- resembled
e.g. resembled → favor'd, re-called, imitated, mirrored…
Example sentences
- agree Whether you agree or not, I cannot change my mind.
- duplicate I left a duplicate key to the room with my mother.
- imitate She tried hard to imitate Mariah Carey but failed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| resemble | steady | |
| agree | falling | |
| duplicate | falling | |
| imitate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- agree2, favor2
- 6 letters
- mirror2, favour2
- 7 letters
- imitate3
- 8 letters
- approach2
- 9 letters
- duplicate3
- 11 letters
- approximate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agree2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ressembler
- Italiano
- assomigliare
- Español
- parecerse
- Deutsch
- ähneln