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
  • Commenters likened Stevens’s delivery, variously, to that of a Depression-era baseball coach and a bad Chris Farley impersonator.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has variously said, at different times, that the goal of the campaign is to degrade Iran’s missile capabilities and navy, prevent the country from obtaining nuclear weapons, and end Iran’s support of its regional proxy network.
    — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of variously
Adverb
  • The same family — Rita’s children and her grandchildren — had been judged differently.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Two tools reflect the same underlying material back to the user, packaged differently enough to feel like separate judgment.
    — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of differently
Adverb
  • City officials say personal storage facilities can require large amounts of land that could otherwise be used for housing, retail or other developments.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • During the shutdown, BART said trains were not stopping at the station but that Red and Orange Line Service had not otherwise been impacted.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of otherwise
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“Dissimilarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimilarly. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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