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dissimilar

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Synonyms & Antonyms of dissimilar

being not of the same kind

a place where people with dissimilar backgrounds can interact

Synonyms for dissimilar

different,
disparate,
distant,
distinct,
distinctive,
distinguishable,
diverse,
nonidentical,
other,
unalike,
unlike

Words Related to dissimilar

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

differentiable,
discriminable

alternate,
alternative,
individual,
particular,
peculiar,
single

disproportionate,
divergent,
unequal

Near Antonyms for dissimilar

equal,
selfsame

equivalent,
tantamount

akin,
analogous,
comparable,
homological,
homologous,
related

homogeneous,
homogenous,
uniform

Antonyms for dissimilar

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

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