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

Example Sentences

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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

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

From MarketWatch

Green, who negotiated with both the city and county, said comparing the two was like “apples and oranges.”

From Los Angeles Times

Actually, the concept of the Packers’ streak being anything more than the three-peat they have always been credited for is semantics, fan talk ... a little bit of apples and oranges.

From Los Angeles Times

"One has to be careful not to compare apples and oranges" he told the BBC.

From BBC

apples and oranges

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