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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of different

1 being not of the same kind

  • how are plantains different from bananas?
Synonyms of different

disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike
Words Related to different

divers, miscellaneous, mixed, several, sundry, variant, varied, various

differentiable, discriminable

alternate, alternative, individual, particular, peculiar, single

disproportionate, divergent, unequal
Near Antonyms of different

equal, selfsame

equivalent, tantamount

akin, analogous, comparable, homological, homologous, related

homogeneous, homogenous, uniform
Antonyms of different

alike, identical, indistinguishable, kin, kindred, like, parallel, same, similar

2 not the same or shared

  • my brother and I sleep in different rooms when we travel
Synonyms of different

individual, respective, separate
Words Related to different

disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, divergent, diverse, unalike, varied, various
Near Antonyms of different

identical, selfsame, very
Antonyms of different

same

Synonym Discussion of different

different, diverse, divergent, disparate, various mean unlike in kind or character. different may imply little more than separateness but it may also imply contrast or contrariness.
    • different foods
diverse implies both distinctness and marked contrast.
    • such diverse interests as dancing and football
divergent implies movement away from each other and unlikelihood of ultimate meeting or reconciliation.
    • went on to pursue divergent careers
disparate emphasizes incongruity or incompatibility.
    • disparate notions of freedom
various stresses the number of sorts or kinds.
    • tried various methods

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