different
Usage
What are other ways to say different?
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
To investigate this idea, the MicroBooNE team measured neutrinos produced by two different beams and analyzed how they changed as they traveled.
From Science Daily
Figures relating to flu cases in hospitals are collected in different ways in each UK nation.
From BBC
They meet to discuss pricing and inventory, but the siblings run their own lots with each little different from the other.
From Los Angeles Times
If the same piece of music is used at the end of three different movies, it becomes song of the year by default, right?
From Los Angeles Times
Having frequently kept the door open for different bands and genres of music, Bradbury’s newest project is the Huntington Beach-based 84 Days.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
