dissimilar

adjective

dis·sim·i·lar | \ (ˌ)di(s)-ˈsi-mə-lər

, -ˈsim-lər \

Definition of dissimilar

: not the same or similar : different or unalike people with dissimilar backgrounds dissimilar materials The responsibilities of the resident were not dissimilar to those of the intern …— James D. Hardy

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Examples of dissimilar in a Sentence

The two movies are very dissimilar. The writers have dissimilar backgrounds. The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.

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