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resemble

/ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/verb3 syllables

Resemble means: appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.

Synonyms for resemble6

also used for resemble

recall, favor, mirror, duplicate, look like, smack of

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What does resemble mean?1

verb

1

appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to“She resembles her mother very much”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with resemble?2

two syllables

tremble

three syllables

assemble
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Resemble in a sentence

  • Much as we resemble one another, none of us are exactly alike.slyfin
  • From a distance, this stone resembles a person's face.sharris123
  • From that distance, the ship resembles an island.Eldad
  • His long, untidy hair resembled a lion's mane.AlanF_US
  • Unable to feel anything that resembled life, the mind and soul left her behind.wentzbabble
  • Seen from afar, the hill resembled an elephant.sundown
  • Of course they resemble each other in some ways.Dejo
  • All the aliens in that sector resemble sea creatures.shekitten

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Forms of resemble

as a verb

past tense
resembled
present participle
resembling
third-person singular
resembles
past participle
resembled