not like
Contrary to; dissimilar
Not like signals that what follows contradicts expectations or norms.
It can deny similarity: It's not like any pizza I've ever had.
More often it dismisses an assumption as unreasonable: It's not like I asked for much.
The phrase frequently carries defensive or exasperated tones, implying the listener should have known better.
- differentNot the same
- dissimilarNot similar
- apples and orangesIncomparable items idiom
- foreignFrom another nation
- alienNon-native being
contrast · opposite · worlds apart · reject · hate · aversion · turn up one's nose · rub the wrong way · distaste · loathe · repel · mismatch · square peg · strange · unfamiliar · odd one out · distinct · apart