Entry Word: different

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being not of the same kind <apples are different from oranges>

Synonyms disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, other, unalike, unlike

Related Words divers, miscellaneous, several, sundry, variant, varied, various; individual, particular, peculiar, single; unequal; disproportionate

Near Antonyms identical, selfsame; equal, equivalent, tantamount; akin, analogous, comparable, related; homogeneous, uniform

Antonyms alike, indistinguishable, like, parallel, same, similar

2 not the same or shared <my brother and I sleep in different rooms when we travel> — see separate 1