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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Five very different L.A. personal trainers to get you motivated this year.
From Los Angeles Times
Noah’s Ark is organized into three chapters staged in different areas.
From Los Angeles Times
Today, people coming off the streets often have to travel to different locations to meet their healthcare, job training and shelter needs.
From Los Angeles Times
However, Russell told MPs on the Commons Treasury Committee that his agency had been clear about the impact on different sectors before the Budget.
From BBC
Assuming you’re both of similar age, your decision to stop working and move to a different state will affect your wife, whether or not she chooses to give up her own job.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
