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dissimilarly

adverb

as in diversely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissimilarly
  1. diversely
  2. variously
  3. differently
  4. otherwise
Adverb
  • Those folks who stayed home, however, missed a diversely entertaining evening of rock ‘n’ roll from three bands who each hail from different realms of the classic rock world.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Five rounds of testing accumulated more than 18,000 miles in order to land on a solution for diversely challenging terrain, including wet rock and wet dirt.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of diversely
Adverb
  • Benjamin Satterley, the high-flying champion wrestler known variously to AEW and WWE fans as Pac, Bastard, Adrian Neville and Neville, has died.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The concerts will variously feature Uniform, Primitive Man, Great Falls, and others opening for the group.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of variously
Adverb
  • El Nino's impact will be felt differently across regions, but it is expected to jeopardize food security worldwide.
    — EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Reimagination starts by looking differently at what is already there.
    — Angela C. Hill, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of differently
Adverb
  • Drugs that would otherwise have moved on stayed in Fiji, seeding this domestic market which didn't really exist before.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • When the onshore winds from a nor’easter pile on top of an especially high tide, water can reach higher levels than otherwise possible.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of otherwise
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“Dissimilarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimilarly. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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