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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"I haven't had any communication. And unfortunately, things are moving on in a different direction. Obviously, they wanted to move on," he said on Tuesday.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
"Life now is very different to what it was a few years ago. It's not what I expected our retirement to look like at all," Clive says.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
A separate gauge, CPI, or the consumer price index, is calculated by the Labor Department using a different methodology and a different basket of goods.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
That said, this is a very different situation.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
The specifics of the prayer were always different, for Father—who loved science—was an avid reader of a dozen university journals.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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