different
Usage
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The adjective 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. 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.
Example Sentences
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It could be a different story in the title race if the Gunners weren't so adept at scoring from free-kicks and corners.
From BBC
Elsewhere in the same cities where followers mourned his loss, very different scenes took place.
It is there to fix clear and obvious errors – and that is why we see similar situations with different outcomes.
From BBC
"I tried .. to book a ticket back with a different provider and the prices are going up every 10 minutes, 20 minutes," he said.
From Barron's
The succession process today will be fundamentally different.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
