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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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
But some economists see evidence of a so-called k-shaped economy, where the two legs of the k represent different income groups, with a relatively small slice of high earners boosting spending growth.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
That his work has become commercially iconic is undeniable; whether that’s a laudable artistic legacy to leave behind is a different question.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Her voice is different, deeper, possessing a lifetime of experience that her teenage self couldn’t have possibly imagined.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Instead we talked—about different things as the years passed.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
