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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Both teams suffered bad defeats at the weekend for different reasons.
From BBC
The FDA official also called for different endpoints in clinical trials for vaccines.
From MarketWatch
Maro analyzed 21 different fruit species eaten by chimps at two long-term research sites, Ngogo in Uganda and Taï in Ivory Coast.
From Science Daily
Each stage reflects a different way the brain supports thinking, learning, and behavior as we grow, mature, and eventually experience age-related decline.
From Science Daily
"I'm trying to learn and now being world champion is very different, you need to do more things," he said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
