different
1. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree (Freq. 88)
- took different approaches to the problem
- came to a different conclusion
- different parts of the country
- on different sides of the issue
- this meeting was different from the earlier one
• Ant:
same
• Similar to:
antithetic, antithetical, assorted, various, contrary,
contrasting, contrastive, diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar,
divergent, disparate, distinct, distinguishable, diverse, divers,
several, variant
• See Also:
dissimilar, incompatible, unlike, varied
• Derivationally related forms:
difference, differ
• Attrubites:
difference
2. distinctly separate from the first (Freq. 41)
- that's another (or different) issue altogether
• Similar to:
other
• Derivationally related forms:
differ
3. differing from all others;
not ordinary (Freq. 2)
- advertising that strives continually to be different
- this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it
• Similar to:
unusual
• Derivationally related forms:
differ
4. marked by dissimilarity (Freq. 1)
- for twins they are very unlike
- people are profoundly different
• Syn:
unlike, dissimilar
• Ant:
like (for: unlike)
• Derivationally related forms:
difference, differ, dissimilarity (for: dissimilar), unlikeness (for: unlike)
5. distinct or separate
- each interviewed different members of the community
• Similar to:
other
• Derivationally related forms:
differ
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