Collocations for resemblance - noun
ADJ.
close, great, marked, remarkable, striking, strong | uncanny | obvious | faint, passing, remote, slight, superficial | physical | family
VERB + RESEMBLANCE
bear, have, show
The plot of the movie bears more than a passing resemblance to Jane Austen''s ‘Emma’.
The plot of the movie bears more than a passing resemblance to Jane Austen''s ‘Emma’.
see
I can see the family resemblance.
I can see the family resemblance.
RESEMBLANCE + VERB
end
They are both called Nigel, but there the resemblance ends (= they are not similar to each other in any other way).
They are both called Nigel, but there the resemblance ends (= they are not similar to each other in any other way).
PREP.
~ between
There is a close resemblance between her and her daughter.
There is a close resemblance between her and her daughter.
~ to
Crocodiles still have a strong resemblance to their long-lost ancestors.
Crocodiles still have a strong resemblance to their long-lost ancestors.
PHRASES
a point of resemblance
The story has points of resemblance to a Hebrew myth.
The story has points of resemblance to a Hebrew myth.