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Definitions

apples and oranges

ADJECTIVE
unlike
Synonyms
STRONG
dissimilar
WEAK
clashing conflicting contradictory contrary contrasted discordant disharmonious disparate dissonant distant distinct divergent diverse far cry from heterogeneous hostile incompatible incongruous inconsistent mismatched not alike offbeat opposed opposite poles apart separate unalike unequal unrelated variant various weird
Antonyms
WEAK
alike like related same similar

Example Sentences

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That’s why comparing stocks’ past returns to Social Security’s risk-free, inflation-adjusted payments isn’t apples and oranges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Colleges and universities may object that I’m comparing apples and oranges.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

"One has to be careful not to compare apples and oranges" he told the BBC.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

"It's like mixing apples and oranges in the juicer then complaining that the drink doesn't taste like an apple, so it couldn't have been an apple going in," says Herculano-Houzel.

From Salon • May 4, 2024

He came back with three bushel baskets full of groceries, fresh apples and oranges, garden vegetables, and two chickens.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals