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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They were arrested on Wednesday at three different east London properties.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
A typical fab processes silicon wafers in batches, moving them together through different stages of printing and etching to build chips layer by layer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
I built my career around this worldview, stepping into roles directing design programs at two different universities.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Offensively, four different players scored in double figures while they had 13 assists on 18 baskets.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
He’d spent months gathering different varieties—every shape and color—then fenced off the area with sticks and draped the posts in moss.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
