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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“He has achieved that. It’s a different mountain for him to climb now, as chair, and building a firm.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Importantly, these patterns have appeared repeatedly across unrelated languages in different parts of the world.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
She said time off is "so helpful" because it "gives you time to do what you have to do, which looks different for everyone".
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“Hag” is meant to be watched, enjoyed and watched all over again, preferably with a different set of friends than the first go-round so the gospel can spread as quickly as possible.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Papi came home every few months on leave, but each time he seemed to me to be more and more changed, a different man almost.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
