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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An Uber spokeswoman described its ChatGPT app as a pilot and said the company is experimenting with different ways to best serve consumers.
This is very different from being able to confirm whether something is actually true.
In 2026, perhaps the dollar, or foreign earnings, or U.S. valuations, will do something different.
The following year, she chose a different tool because it was cheaper and she could ask it questions at any time of day.
From BBC
Some look very different from their drama school years.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
