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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Where AI proved more useful was in suggesting a better way of approaching the task: Instead of thinking of 10 individual words, think of 10 very different categories, and then fill in the words afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
“Hag” is meant to be watched, enjoyed and watched all over again, preferably with a different set of friends than the first go-round so the gospel can spread as quickly as possible.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
“That’s a group that wants to continue to invest and is, candidly, a bit immune to what goes on with geopolitical events, different elements,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026
Among everything they examined, only one stood out as consistently different between young and old animals.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
‘Nobody knows. My grandfather didn’t get far before the Spirit stopped him. The Spirit always stops them. Maybe -maybe you will be different.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
