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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For the US central bank, the risk of higher inflation and the chance of weakening growth and employment pull policymakers in different directions.
From Barron's
After a subdued day of market action on Monday as investors digested the rising conflict in the Middle East, Tuesday brought a different tone.
From Barron's
Her posts the last four days have been decidedly different.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s just a different way of managing water in the West,” Denham said.
From Los Angeles Times
He said that while the UK had taken a different view to the US, he said he believed "most of the country supports the prime minister in that".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
