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 feel it in the stadiums that you play at - at the Principality, at Allianz - there's a different energy in the crowd."
From BBC
State police declared the Sydney visit to be a "major event", a designation that allows them to separate different groups to reduce the risk of confrontation.
From Barron's
This Sunday's clash is no different, with endless column inches dedicated to the prodigious rise of New England's Drake Maye and the redemption arc of Seattle's Sam Darnold.
From Barron's
When the company shifts direction, it reassigns engineers rather than laying them off, so they accumulate expertise over decades, across different projects.
But he warns that middle powers will struggle to find common ground, especially if they have different values.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
