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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Hiddleston was especially attracted to her desire to highlight the vulnerability of the characters, all of whom present an exterior that is vastly different than their interior life.
From Los Angeles Times
“One sourdough heel” is a different proposition than “bread.”
From Salon
Instead of focusing light through glass, the system uses an array of coded sensors placed at different locations within a diffraction plane.
From Science Daily
The way these teams are built is strikingly different, too.
Voters will have a rich choice from a group of interesting candidates representing many different backgrounds and generations.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
