different
Usage
What are other ways to say different?
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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Asked why he believed Iran would conduct such an operation, Trump said only that "they're a little bit different".
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
Both QNX and Secure Communications growing more than 20% in a seasonally soft quarter, and showing real operating leverage, signals a business entering a different phase, the analyst says in a report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Although they contain the same number of calories, new research suggests the brain responds to them in very different ways.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
Linda had tried doing the album a different way — did some versions with Jerry Wexler and it didn’t work out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
“So,” I ponder, “my freedom might be different? My life might be better in another way?”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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