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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While most scientific research on blinking has focused on eyesight, a new study from Concordia University explores a different connection.
From Science Daily
To study them in detail, physicists rely on quantum simulation, a strategy that maps a complex quantum system onto a different one that is easier to control and observe.
From Science Daily
When scientists refer to "maps" in the brain, they are describing how different regions organize information about the body and surrounding space.
From Science Daily
To build a version for laundry, the researchers recreated the gill arch system and tested different mesh sizes and funnel opening angles.
From Science Daily
Mr Khaira speaks about working in business all of his life and how much he enjoys meeting "different people every day, from different backgrounds".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
