different

adjectives

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

"took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"

different

is derived from

difference

is derived from

differ

antonym

same

is similar to

sharply contrasted in character or purpose

"practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"

antithetic, antithetical

is similar to

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

"assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"

assorted, various

is similar to

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

"acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"

contrary

is similar to

strikingly different; tending to contrast

"contrasting (or contrastive) colors"

contrasting, contrastive

is similar to

characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

"in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"

diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar

is similar to

diverging from another or from a standard

"a divergent opinion"

divergent

is similar to

fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

"such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"

disparate

is similar to

(often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality

"plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees"

distinct, distinguishable

is similar to

distinctly dissimilar or unlike

"celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

diverse, various

is similar to

many and different

"tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

divers, diverse

is similar to

altogether different in nature or quality or significance

"the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade

opposite

is similar to

distinct and individual

"three several times"

several

is similar to

differing from a norm or standard

"a variant spelling"

variant

see also

not compatible

"incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors"

incompatible

see also

marked by dissimilarity

"for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"

different, dissimilar, unlike

see also

not similar

"a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem"

dissimilar

see also

characterized by variety

"immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied"

varied

is an attribute of

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

"there are many differences between jazz and rock"

difference

distinctly separate from the first

"that's another (or different) issue altogether"

different

is derived from

differ

is similar to

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

"today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"

other

differing from all others; not ordinary

"advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it"

different

is derived from

differ

is similar to

not usual or common or ordinary

"a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"

unusual

marked by dissimilarity

"for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"