dissimilarly

adverb

as in diversely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissimilarly
  1. diversely
  2. variously
  3. differently
  4. otherwise
Adverb
  • My goal for the latter part of the year is to read more diversely by publisher.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Pickup Soccer Kansas City, or Soccer KC, provides adults with a group with which to enjoy the game diversely.
    — Zuri Primos June 8, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Definition of diversely
Adverb
  • Top universities are missing middle-class students College aid officials talk a lot these days about a demographic phenomenon variously called the missing middle, the doughnut or the barbell.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • This was competitors at each other’s throats – sure, literally so is a bit much – and variously penalized for it.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of variously
Adverb
  • Did working on the play make Weist think about her relationship to authority and power differently?
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Maisel and Mahoney point to at least three reasons why real-world markets behave differently than old-school economics would predict.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 July 2026
Definition of differently
Adverb
  • Earlier this year, state lawmakers suggested that the budget for home and community-based services had to be lowered or the state would lose its ability to provide Medicaid waivers, but a Baltimore Sun investigation suggested otherwise.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 July 2026
  • Since then, Brummett has seen students who might otherwise have dropped out instead enter health sciences, education and fisheries management and find new motivation to stay in school.
    — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of otherwise
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“Dissimilarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimilarly. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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