apples and oranges

ADJECTIVE

unlike

Synonyms

STRONG

dissimilar

WEAK

clashing conflicting contradictory contrary contrasted discordant disharmonious disparate dissonant distant distinct divergent diverse far cry from heterogeneous hostile incompatible incongruous inconsistent mismatched not alike offbeat opposed opposite poles apart separate unalike unequal unrelated variant various weird

Antonyms

WEAK

alike like related same similar

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apples and oranges

"England and Scotland may be apples and oranges in terms of their football culture, but I don't believe the same can be said about the people culture", he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

That’s why comparing stocks’ past returns to Social Security’s risk-free, inflation-adjusted payments isn’t apples and oranges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Colleges and universities may object that I’m comparing apples and oranges.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025

Using a twist on the "apples and oranges" expression, Herculano-Houzel explained why she believes their reasoning is flawed.

From Salon ● May 4, 2024

Piper put her new sword to good use, while spraying food from the cornucopia in her other hand—using hams, chickens, apples, and oranges as interceptor missiles.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

apples and oranges

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