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table, under the counter, criminal, felonious; outlawed, banned,<br />

prohibited, forbidden, interdicted, disallowed, proscribed,<br />

verboten; unauthorized, unlicensed, unsanctioned: Unlawful<br />

payments had been made to councillors. Gambling has been<br />

declared unlawful in that county.<br />

unlike adj. 1 different (from), dissimilar (to), unalike, distinct<br />

(from), opposite (from or to), contrasting or contrastive (with<br />

or to), separate (from), divergent (from), incompatible (with),<br />

distinguishable (from), far apart (from), far (from), distant<br />

(from), ill-matched (with), unequal (to), unequivalent (to):<br />

His notions of right and wrong are unlike those of other people.<br />

Although they're brothers, they look quite unlike each other. 2<br />

atypical, uncharacteristic, untypical: It is unlike you to<br />

complain.<br />

--prep. 3 different from, differing from, in contradistinction<br />

to, in contrast with or to, dissimilar to, distinct from,<br />

opposite from or to, contrasting with or to, divergent from,<br />

incompatible with, distinguishable from, ill-matched with,<br />

unequal to, unequivalent to: Unlike you, I've been there and<br />

know what it's like.<br />

unlikely adj. 1 improbable, doubtful, dubious, remote, unthinkable,<br />

unimaginable, inconceivable, implausible: His story was<br />

unlikely, but she decided to believe him. It is not unlikely<br />

that he will come even if we ask him to stay away. 2 unseemly,<br />

inappropriate, unfit, unfitting, unsuitable, uncongenial,<br />

objectionable, unbecoming, unacceptable, unattractive,<br />

distasteful: Claire had seldom seen a more unlikely prospect<br />

for a husband. 3 unpropitious, unpromising, inauspicious: The<br />

tiny shop seemed an unlikely place to find a great treasure.<br />

unlimited adj. 1 unrestricted, unrestrained, limitless, unconstrained,<br />

unqualified, full, absolute, unconditional, far-reaching,<br />

unchecked, uncontrolled: He has unlimited authority to issue<br />

all the paper money he wishes. 2 limitless, boundless, endless,<br />

vast, unbounded, immense, immeasurable, measureless, numberless,<br />

innumerable, inexhaustible, interminable, never-ending,<br />

infinite, myriad, extensive,: As the wealthiest woman in the<br />

world, she has unlimited resources to do as she pleases.<br />

unload v. empty, dump, unpack, offload, discharge; disburden,

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