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How is the word disparate different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of disparate are different, divergent, diverse, and various. While all these words mean "unlike in kind or character," disparate emphasizes incongruity or incompatibility.

disparate notions of freedom

When can different be used instead of disparate?

The words different and disparate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, different may imply little more than separateness but it may also imply contrast or contrariness.

different foods

When is it sensible to use divergent instead of disparate?

In some situations, the words divergent and disparate are roughly equivalent. However, divergent implies movement away from each other and unlikelihood of ultimate meeting or reconciliation.

went on to pursue divergent careers

In what contexts can diverse take the place of disparate?

While the synonyms diverse and disparate are close in meaning, diverse implies both distinctness and marked contrast.

such diverse interests as dancing and football

When could various be used to replace disparate?

While in some cases nearly identical to disparate, various stresses the number of sorts or kinds.

tried various methods

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disparate Although manufacturing and purchasing less is the most sustainable route available in terms of skincare and cosmetics, there are more brands than ever before working to better align the industry’s, at times, disparate goals. Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 6 July 2025 Most old towns are singular districts, but Tokyo’s historic streetscape survives in disparate pockets, defined by narrow, winding alleys of two-story homes and workshops that lack gardens or other buffer zones between building and street. Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025 Existing law prohibits against both intentional and disparate impact discrimination, which refers to discrimination that occurs as a result of a neutral appearing policy, even if it’s not intended. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 July 2025 Yet, so often AI can falter because bringing together disparate, siloed functions is a complex challenge. Paul Saunders, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for disparate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disparate
Adjective
  • Some of the last barriers to acceptance of AI as nearing AGI are overcome when AI demonstrates creativity, emotional nuance, and abstract reasoning in diverse contexts.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Moreover, the 33 year old state Assemblyman was carried to victory by an extremely diverse coalition, winning Asian voters (+15), Hispanic voters (+6), and White voters (+5) according to an analysis by the New York Times.
    Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • Does this album feel different from other projects after achieving that sense of liberation?
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
  • Silver’s Dual Role as a Precious and Industrial Metal Silver’s story is a little different, but no less compelling.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Some patients also develop distinctive rashes, particularly those associated with Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 7 July 2025
  • The Phoenix Financial Center, a distinctive office complex in central Phoenix, is slated for a major renovation.
    Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Literature has a distinct ability to illuminate truth’s multiplicities; writers like Ullmann remind readers that fact and fiction are fragile categories, and that collapsing them can yield enthralling results.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
  • Consider Stapleton International Airport’s reincarnation as Denver’s Central Park neighborhood, or suburban Chicago’s Glenview Naval Air Station’s rebirth as The Glen, a live-dine-play-shop community featuring 2,000 homes in eight distinct enclaves.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

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“Disparate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disparate. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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