distinct
Usage
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The adjective 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. Different emphasizes separateness and dissimilarity: two different (or differing) versions of the same story.
Example Sentences
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“What our bill is about is individualized price setting, which is distinct from dynamic pricing,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Even though different species can still interbreed, these inversions limit how much their DNA mixes, helping maintain distinct traits.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
A Times analysis of Los Angeles County building permit records shows two distinct realities: Interest in rebuilding is high and progress is slow.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
President Ferdinand Marcos also said that grounding planes due to a shortage of fuel is a "distinct possibility" after some of the country's airlines were told that they cannot refuel their jets abroad.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
These two registers sound and feel very different, and the singer may have even have two distinct tessituras, one in each register.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
