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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She said celebrities are experimenting with different forms of protection as "unauthorised commercialisation" of their likeness in the forms of deepfakes becomes "more and more challenging in the age of AI".
From BBC
The investment management company also added Broadcom stock to a different fund.
From Barron's
The restaurant said it was working "at the highest standard in the world" and doing "something different" with how it approaches raw ingredients and techniques.
From BBC
The International Maritime Organization's database shows the vessel was previously registered in Russia under different names.
From BBC
A closer look at different sectors of the economy shows that inflation doesn’t affect all goods and services the same.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
