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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at odds, different |
| Synonyms: | at variance, contrary, contrasting, discordant, discrepant, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, diverse, far cry, incommensurate, incompatible, inconsistent, inconsonant, like night and day, poles apart, separate, unalike, unequal, unequivalent, uneven, unlike, unsimilar, various |
| Antonyms: | alike, equal, like, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | miscellaneous, various |
| Synonyms: | anthologized, assorted, asymmetrical, collected, disparate, dissonant, divergent, divers, diverse, diversified, diversiform, heterogeneous, incongruous, inconsistent, indiscriminate, jarring, manifold, many, multifarious, multiform, numerous, omnifarious, omniform, several, some, sundry, varicolored, varied, variegated, varietal, variform |
| Antonyms: | normal, same, similar, standard, uniform |
| Main Entry: | discrepant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disagreeing |
| Synonyms: | at variance, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, different, differing, disconsonant, discordant, disparate, dissonant, divergent, diverse, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, unmixable, varying |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, concurring, consistent, harmonious |
| Main Entry: | dissimilar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not alike; not capable of comparison |
| Synonyms: | antithetical, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, different, disparate, distant, divergent, diverse, far cry, heterogeneous, individual, like night and day, march to a different drummer, mismatched, mismated, not similar, offbeat, opposite, poles apart, unequal, unique, unlike, unrelated, unsimilar, various, weird* |
| Antonyms: | alike, compatible, equal, matched, related, same, similar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; unconnected |
| Synonyms: | detached, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distinctive, disunited, divergent, diverse, especial, individual, offbeat, particular, peculiar, poles apart, separate, separated, several, single, sole, special, specific, unassociated, unattached, unique, various |
| Notes: | distinct means something stands out - while distinctive implies that an attribute or quality make something recognizable or distinguishable |
| Antonyms: | connected, like, resembling, similar |
| Main Entry: | divergent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | differing |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, antithetical, atypical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, deviating, different, disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distant, diverging, diverse, factional, factious, irregular, off-key, opposite, poles apart, separate, unalike, unequal, unlike, unnatural, unsimilar, untypical, variant, various |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, convergent, similar |
| Main Entry: | diverse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; various |
| Synonyms: | assorted, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, contrastive, differing, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, diversified, diversiform, incommensurable, like night and day, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed bag, multifarious, opposite, separate, several, sundry, unalike, unequal, unlike, varied, varying |
| Notes: | divers has the meaning 'several, many, various,' while diverse has the meaning 'different, unlike, variegated'; diverse derived from divers and was influenced by adverse and perverse |
| Antonyms: | alike, conforming, identical, like, parallel, similar, uniform |
| Main Entry: | heterogeneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assorted, miscellaneous |
| Synonyms: | amalgamate, composite, confused, conglomerate, contrary, contrasted, different, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, diversified, incongruous, independent, inharmonious, jumbled, mingled, mixed, mongrel, mosaic, motley, multifarious, multiplex, odd, opposed, unallied, unlike, unrelated, variant, varied, variegated |
| Antonyms: | homogeneous, identical, pure, single, unchanging, uniform |
| Main Entry: | incompatible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic, contradictory |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antipathetic, antipodal, antithetical, clashing, conflicting, contrary, counter, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, disparate, factious, inadmissible, inappropriate, incoherent, inconformable, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inconstant, irreconcilable, jarring, marching to a different drummer, mismatched, night and day, offbeat, opposed, opposite, poles apart, unadapted, uncongenial, unsuitable, unsuited, warring, whale of difference |
| Antonyms: | compatible, consonant, harmonious, loving, suited, well-matched |
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