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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Its requirements also apply to children, but vary for different age groups.
From BBC
He grew up in the 1990s in a very different Beijing - grand and imposing, but not the capital of an economic giant.
From BBC
The 25-year-old, from Manchester, travelled to 20 different countries, working remotely in web design, and realised he could no longer see himself living back in the UK.
From BBC
But the reality quickly became "very different" to what he'd imagined.
From BBC
The reality is that the U.S. has thousands of election jurisdictions, with different rules, counting millions of votes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
