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 waiters, mechanics, managers, lawyers -- people who have been able to build different lives," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Even though I could not be more different than Greg.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Even though Moscow had said its attacks would get much worse, this one was not much different from what Kyiv had seen already, many times.
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
That’s not something that he would have had to mention last year; things are different now.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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