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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But it became clear almost immediately Nissanka was operating on an entirely different level in Pallekele, playing "an innings for the ages," as Test Match Special commentator Daniel Norcross labelled it.
From BBC
But for both ski and snowboard big air, athletes can't simply perform the same trick three times - the top two scores from two 'different' tricks are what get combined.
From BBC
However, the US deployed its assets in Venezuela and Iran last year under quite different circumstances.
From BBC
It used to take me a few days to get all my different receipts into a single file for my accountant.
Directed trusts have different trustees responsible for investment, distribution and oversight to help ensure that your wishes are followed.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
