I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.
Source: tatoeba (1306)
Different
/ˈdɪ.fə.ɹənt/
Synonyms for "different" (262 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (53)
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
differentiated tissue organisms
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (78)
dissimilardissonantdistantdistinctdistinctivedistinguishabledistinguisheddivaricatedivergentdivergingdiversdiversediversifieddiversiformdottyeccentriceroseerraticesotericespecial
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exceptionalexoticexpressextraordinaryextremefeyfixedflakyformlessfreakishfreshfunnyhardly likeheterocliteheterogeneousheteromorphicidiocraticidiosyncraticimpulsivein disagreementinaccordantincompatibleincongruousinconsistentinconsonantinconstantindividualindividualisticinharmoniousinnerintimateirreconcilableirregularjaggedjerkykinkykookymaggotymanifoldmanymercurialminute
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(11 words)
dissimilardistinctdistinct communitiesdistinct elementsdistinct featuresdistinct groupsdistinct parts mixdistinct personsdiversediverse backgroundsdiverse lifecycles
Noun(2 words)
distinct fromfrench autre
Verb(1 words)
Related words (131)
miscellaneousmotleymultifariousmutablenewnonconformistnonstandardnonuniformnotablenoteworthynovelnumerousnuttyoddoddballoffoffbeatoppositeordinaryoriginal
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otherotherwiseoutoutlandishoutsideparticularpeculiarpersonalpluralisticpoles apartpoles asunderpreciseprivatequeerquirkyraggedrareremarkablerespectiverevolutionaryroughscarcely likescrewballscrewyseparateseparatedseveralshapelesssinglesingularsolipsisticspasmodicspecialspecificsporadicstrangestraystrayingsubnormalsundrytwistedunalikeuncommonunconformableunconventionalunequableunequalunevenunfamiliarunheard ofunheard-ofunidenticaluniqueunlikeunmatchedunnaturalunorthodoxunrelatedunresemblingunsameunsimilarunstableunsteadyunsystematicununiformunusualvariablevariantvariedvariegatedvariformvariousvaryingwackywanderingwaveringweirdwhimsicalwidely apartworlds apart
Noun(8 words)
more distinctmore diverseodd one outother dialectother earthsother subjectseparate from othersthe other
Adjective(14 words)
multiformnonconforming conductother disciplinesother subjectsseparate activitiesseparate pathwayseparate piecesunconventionalunequal forceunequal forcesunlikeunrelated regionvariedvaried energy types
Determiner(4 words)
other regionother subject areaother subject coursetwo distinct persons
Pronoun(2 words)
thou art variantthou wast variant
How these synonyms differ
- dissimilar - 'Dissimilar' is formal and analytical, it notes the absence of resemblance without any emotional charge. Useful in academic or technical writing.
- distinct - 'Distinct' means clearly separate and identifiable, two distinct flavors don't blend together. It's difference you can point to precisely.
- diverse - 'Diverse' implies variety within a group, a diverse team has many kinds of differences represented, not just one.
- unique - 'Unique' means one of a kind, beyond merely different, nothing else like it exists. Overuse has diluted the word, but used precisely it's powerful.
- unlike - 'Unlike' is direct comparison, it positions two specific things against each other. 'Different' can stand alone; 'unlike' always needs a counterpart.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
4 entriesalternative methodsdifferent kindsother optionsvaried types
Collocations
6 entriesdifferent agesdifferent colorsdifferent kindsdifferent opinionsdifferent placesdifferent sizes
Inflections
2 entriesmore differentmost different
Derivations
6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
27 entriesShowing 16 of 27 words.
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Mathematicians are like French people: whatever you tell them they translate it into their own language and turn it into something totally different.
Source: tatoeba (1794)
I consider the Jehovah's witnesses who knock on my door all the time to be no different from religious zealots trying to force their beliefs on me.
Source: tatoeba (1935)
Your ideas are different from mine.
Source: tatoeba (17171)
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