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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Among previous generations, there was more economic need to live among different age groups in an intergenerational family home to share resources.
From MarketWatch
What makes this moment different from comparable stages in earlier cycles is that domestic competitors are no longer just cheaper.
From MarketWatch
Driving through Southern California can feel like entering a different world.
From Los Angeles Times
My initial plan was to photograph her seated beside a vintage piano, but she had a different vision.
From Los Angeles Times
Or could something completely different be the future?
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
