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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Even though different species can still interbreed, these inversions limit how much their DNA mixes, helping maintain distinct traits.
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During later tests, the areas previously exposed to the electron beam behaved differently and displayed distinct colors.
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Instead, the material forms three repeating types of organic-mineral regions, each with its own distinct composition.
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The Swedish pop singer maintains her distinct musical personality on a new album—her first since 2018—reflecting on life in middle age.
Snapchat said it would spin off Specs into a distinct, wholly-owned subsidiary in January, but Irenic suggested that it lacked confidence in the business even as a subsidiary.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
