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differently

[dif-er-uhnt-lee, dif-ruhnt‐] / ˈdɪf ər ənt li, ˈdɪf rənt‐ /
ADVERB
in another way; otherwise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
individually negatively separately variously
WEAK
abnormally adversely antagonistically antithetically asymmetrically conflictingly contradictorily contrarily contrastingly contrastively discordantly disparately dissimilarly distinctively divergently diversely hostilely in a different manner incompatibly incongruously nonconformably on the contrary on the other hand oppositely poles apart uniquely unorthodoxly unusually vice versa
Antonyms
STRONGEST
together

Example Sentences

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Nothing in the speech suggested that Min Aung Hlaing in civilian clothes was going to rule Myanmar any differently than when he was in uniform.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

TD Cowen analyst Joshua Buchalter said in a recent note that Nvidia’s market capitalization of more than $4 trillion had put it in a position to trade differently from other stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Sometimes people can even pinpoint up to six months of the date in which an A.I. text was generated, based on how different models are trained differently.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Perovskites are a type of semiconductor, but they behave very differently from traditional materials like silicon and gallium arsenide.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

But even he gets a nightly stealth interrogation: Have you noticed friends treating you differently lately?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.