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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It’s almost a magic trick that, after his delirious first hour, Lapid has an entirely different emotional register in store.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It raised a toast to the crazy ones, told everyone to think different, sold billions of phones, banked trillions of dollars and filled our drawers with a gazillion white cables.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Eight people from different African countries have been deported to Uganda from the United States, the first such transfer under a migration deal signed last year.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
There can be different fees and leverage structures.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“They are open, Zara. I guess we see different things.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
