different
Usage
What are other ways to say different?
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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“Some of these drugs act in different ways. It’s not like comparing apples to apples.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
“I learned, and I’m still learning, how we can approach God from so many different directions, and that God can be present in all of our lives,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
She said opera did not feel "like an artform from a different era", adding: "I think that's where people get put off, thinking this is an historic re-enactment rather than a work of art."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Then came the Botox, several shots in different muscles of my throat.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
She briskly explained how to manage a crowd of customers getting on and off various floors and going in different directions.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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