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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By comparing brain connections in healthy individuals with those at different stages of disease, scientists may be able to identify early changes in neural circuits.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
It might have stopped bloodshed on a different continent.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The union has pushed for a different approach.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The celebration is sustained by seven historic associations, which are rooted in different areas of Lagos Island.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Totally different, like not even on the same planet.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
