adj.
Function: conjunction
Date: 1949
: in a manner that is different than : not as
usage The use of unlike as a conjunction is less common than conjunctive use of like and, while criticized, is not as frequently cited as an error. The conjunctive unlike almost always introduces a prepositional phrase < unlike in other areas, the judiciary cannot justify its attempt ⋯ as a necessary evil ― Alexandra M. Walsh, Stanford Law Rev. >. In spite of criticism, this conjunctive use of unlike is well established in both American and British English.