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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David Cross: Well, you can look at it in a couple different ways.
From Los Angeles Times
The shirts and hoodies for sale feature two different designs — one reads “Look it’s a lion,” and the other “Look it’s a lawsuit, Oh, my God.”
From Los Angeles Times
Another Easter treat, mini eggs, have also been expanding into different flavours in recent years.
From BBC
Moving around the country and socialising with new people exposes us to different strains of meningococcal bacteria for the first time and in turn the risk of meningitis.
From BBC
While some models with SSBs will enter the testing phase late this year or next, Ouyang acknowledged, testing and mass production are very different matters.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
