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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"We have always prided ourselves on our integrity and in not being afraid to call individuals out, so why should this be any different?"
From BBC
Now, the online experience may be affected by very different standards—how companies package their information for AI.
He entered a chamber wearing different outfits, including all black, all white, and mixed clothing.
From Science Daily
As much as I love setting eyes on different vistas every morning, I’m now looking forward to the more-subtle forms of novelty that can come from staying in one place.
The planet, known as TOI-561 b, has about twice the mass of Earth but is dramatically different in almost every other way.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
