different
Usage
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The adjective different emphasizes separateness and dissimilarity: two different (or differing) versions of the same story. Distinct implies a uniqueness that is clear and unmistakable: plans similar in objective but distinct in method. Diverse, in describing ideas or opinions, suggests degrees of difference that may be at odds or challenging to reconcile: diverse views on how the area should be zoned. Various stresses the multiplicity of sorts or instances of a thing or a class of things: various sorts of seaweed; busy with various duties.
Example Sentences
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Julian Spinks, a GP in Medway, Kent, said there was a risk of buying a dummy pill, a completely different medication or the correct drug at the wrong dose.
From BBC
However, others have a different take on the word "willpower".
From BBC
The results help explain the many different ways planets can be knocked out of their original systems and sent drifting through interstellar space.
From Science Daily
They calculated how large fish stocks would need to grow to reach "maximum sustainable yields" and "pretty good yields," as well as how long recovery might take under different fishing regulations.
From Science Daily
This approach improved the precision of risk predictions and resulted in 12% to 14% of participants being reassigned to a different risk category.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
