different
not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different even though they're identical twins.
not identical; separate or distinct: When I asked for directions, three people gave me three different answers.
Origin of different
1usage note For different
Other words for different
Other words from different
- dif·fer·ent·ly, adverb
- dif·fer·ent·ness, noun
- un·dif·fer·ent, adjective
Words Nearby different
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How to use different in a sentence
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Five ways to use machine learning in digital marketing | Birbahadur Kathayat | February 12, 2021 | Search Engine WatchThat’s gone and will always be gone no matter how many times I watch a replay or different variation of that replay.
Ryan Newman returns to Daytona 500, with no memory of 2020 crash and ‘therefore no fear’ | Cindy Boren | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostThat’s when Washington won its third Super Bowl under Joe Gibbs, doing so with a different quarterback each time.
The NFL’s top QBs are waking up to their power, following Tom Brady and LeBron James | Jerry Brewer | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s a whole different game from high school, and then you’re just making that jump.
An NBA experiment lets draft prospects skip college, stay home and get paid to play | Michael Lee | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostThat doesn’t diminish their suffering — everyone is struggling in a different way — but Bufka encourages them to try to look at all they have.
‘Oh, we’re still in this.’ The pandemic wall is here. | Maura Judkis | February 9, 2021 | Washington Post
I was drawn to The Class for different reasons—chiefly, the pipe dream of achieving a tighter and tauter backside.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTGirls in Peacetime Want to Dance is a different sound for you.
He captures all the different issues a president deals with and moves from one to the next.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen he was first incarcerated, he says some sort of paperwork snafu had him imprisoned under two different, but similar, names.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTPaying for things is a lot different than it used to be, too.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFourteen genera, representing about 19 species, of Mallophaga are reported for 20 different species of bird hosts.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula | Erwin E. KlaasWhether they had ever, at different times, pleaded for or against the same cause, and cited precedents to prove contrary opinions?
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift“But the laws of Poloeland and those of Flatland are different,” said Amalatok, starting another objection.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneHad not this Indian plant been discovered, the whole history of some portions of America would have been far different.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.It had been many a moon since we took different roads, but MacRae hadn't changed that I could see.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for different
/ (ˈdɪfərənt, ˈdɪfrənt) /
partly or completely unlike
not identical or the same; other: he always wears a different tie
out of the ordinary; unusual
usage For different
Derived forms of different
- differently, adverb
- differentness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with different
In addition to the idioms beginning with different
- different as night and day
- different strokes for different folks
also see:
- horse of a different color
- kettle of fish, different
- march to a different drummer
- sing a different tune
- wear another (different) hat
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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