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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You can see it through so many different versions in these different photographs — her hair changes, how she dresses changes, the red lip.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
In the middle of the 19th century, matters were rather different.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The results suggest that 3I/ATLAS formed in a very different chemical environment before beginning its journey through interstellar space.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
But people who live in Mayhill and Townhill say the perception of their estate is very different to the reality of their lives, in an area affectionately known as "the hill".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The team’s in a private room Coach reserved, sitting around a long table dotted with bowls of garlic bread, salad, and a half dozen different pizzas.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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