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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of other

1 being not of the same kind
  • No, I need the other pen, the blue one.
Synonyms of other

different, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, nonidentical, unalike, unlike
Words Related to other

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

differentiable, discriminable

alternate, alternative, individual, particular, peculiar, single

disproportionate, divergent, unequal
Near Antonyms of other

equal, selfsame

equivalent, tantamount

akin, analogous, comparable, homological, homologous, related

homogeneous, homogenous, uniform
Antonyms of other

alike, identical, indistinguishable, kin, kindred, like, parallel, same, similar
2 resulting in an increase in amount or number
  • We'll be taking one other person on the trip.
Synonyms of other

added, additional, another, else, farther, fresh, further, more
Words Related to other

accessory, adjunct, collateral, extraneous, peripheral, side, supplemental, supplementary

new

excess, extra, plus, spare, surplus

complementary, contributory
Near Antonyms of other

fewer, less
3 having been such at some previous time
  • I was something of a celebrity in other days.
Synonyms of other

erstwhile, former, late, old, once, onetime, past, quondam, sometime, whilom
Words Related to other

bygone, dead, defunct, departed, expired, extinct, gone, long-ago, vanished
Near Antonyms of other

contemporary, current, extant, ongoing, present, present-day

coming, future, prospective, unborn

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