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diverse

[dih-vurs, dahy-, dahy-vurs] / dɪˈvɜrs, daɪ-, ˈdaɪ vɜrs /


Usage

What are other ways to say diverse? The adjective 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. Distinct implies a uniqueness that is clear and unmistakable: plans similar in objective but distinct in method.

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The attack unfolded in a diverse part of the city, Côte-des-Neiges.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Hegseth now oversees the United States military — one of the largest and most diverse organizations in the country, if not the world.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Many players are also first- or second-generation Americans of diverse descent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Luckily for investors, the U.S. market offers diverse approaches despite its overall focus on cutting-edge algorithms.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Thus, within a modest time span, enormously diverse island environments were settled by colonists all of whom stemmed from the same founding population.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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