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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Pratt, in an interview with CNN, said he is a “very different person” from the one who appeared on Jones’ program nearly two decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The scientists discovered four different yeasts that can survive sub-zero temperatures in Oetzi's guts, skin and "brownish" water that melted off his body when he was partially unfrozen.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
To do this it had to exploit a novel state of matter - different from the three familiar states of liquid, solid or gas.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
On the legal merits, this settlement and proposed $1.776 billion fund are different from a normal case against abusive government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
He goes to a different school now, but that doesn’t stop him from inviting her to every party he throws.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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