as in different
being not of the same kind
a place where people with dissimilar backgrounds can interact
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Recent Examples of dissimilar
Not too dissimilar from early July and mid-August.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
At best, Son is the best player ever produced by South Korea, a nation whose relatively limited soccer history is not all that dissimilar to the United States.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
To convert the heat to electricity, the RTGs employ a series of thermocouples, which consist of a junction of two dissimilar conductors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
Some of those tools aren’t too dissimilar from what firefighters use today.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
At best, Son is the best player ever produced by South Korea, a nation whose relatively limited soccer history is not all that dissimilar to the United States.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
To convert the heat to electricity, the RTGs employ a series of thermocouples, which consist of a junction of two dissimilar conductors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
Some of those tools aren’t too dissimilar from what firefighters use today.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissimilar
Adjective
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This Epicka Universal Travel Adapter is a T+L favorite overall pick due to its four different plug types that are compatible with over 200 sockets worldwide and its ability to charge up to six devices at once.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Both reflect and honor the evolving identity of the position, just in different ways.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Regions of diverse dinosaurs The new study paints a portrait of two very different dinosaur communities divided between the north and south regions of the continent.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Today, the boardrooms of the nation’s largest companies have never been more diverse.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At a panel discussion at Carnegie Hall in 1999, Dohnányi got into a minor fracas with his esteemed colleague Pierre Boulez over the distinctive tone of French bassoons.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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The country superstar will return to the distinctive venue for shows June 19-20, 24 and 26-27.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This approach is distinct from other methods that require physically touching the object.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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In America’s political duopoly, smaller parties often represent distinct voices and ideologies that neverthless have little chance in most contests above the local level.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimilar. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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