Synonyms for different
ˈdɪf ər ənt, ˈdɪf rəntdif·fer·ent

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1. differentadjective

   Synonyms:
   distinct

   Antonyms:
   identical, similar, same, alike

2. differentadjective

   The different ideal.

   Synonyms:
   distinct

   Antonyms:
   similar, same, alike, identical

3. differentadjective

   Various, assorted, diverse.

   Synonyms:
   distinct

   Antonyms:
   same, identical, alike, similar

4. differentadjective

   Distinct, separate; .

   Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time.

   Synonyms:
   distinct

   Antonyms:
   similar, identical, same, alike

5. differentadjective

   Unlike most others; unusual.

   Synonyms:
   distinct

   Antonyms:
   alike, same, identical, similar

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1. different

   Synonyms:
   dissimilar, distinct, heterogeneous, unlike

   Antonyms:
   akin, alike, analogous, equal, equivalent, homogeneous, identical, kindred, like, resembling, same, similar, uniform

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. differentadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   unlike, dissimilar

   Antonyms:
   same, like, identical, corresponding, duplicate, comparable, indistinguishable, cookie-cutter, synoptic, synoptical, one(a), homophonic, usual, assonant

2. differentadjective

   distinctly separate from the first

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

   Synonyms:
   unlike, dissimilar

   Antonyms:
   corresponding, comparable, homophonic, synoptic, usual, one(a), same, synoptical, like, indistinguishable, assonant, identical, duplicate, cookie-cutter

3. differentadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   unlike, dissimilar

   Antonyms:
   same, assonant, corresponding, cookie-cutter, synoptic, synoptical, usual, identical, homophonic, comparable, like, indistinguishable, duplicate, one(a)

4. unlike, dissimilar, differentadjective

   marked by dissimilarity

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

   Synonyms:
   unalike, unlike, dissimilar

   Antonyms:
   same, like, one(a), synoptic, usual, comparable, cookie-cutter, synoptical, corresponding, duplicate, identical, indistinguishable, assonant, homophonic

5. differentadjective

   distinct or separate

   "each interviewed different members of the community"

   Synonyms:
   unlike, dissimilar

   Antonyms:
   corresponding, like, assonant, indistinguishable, synoptic, one(a), comparable, cookie-cutter, synoptical, usual, same, identical, homophonic, duplicate

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1. vari

   Submitted by anonymous on December 22, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. differentadjective

   Synonyms:
   distinct, separate, not the same

2. differentadjective

   Synonyms:
   unlike, dissimilar, various, diverse, manifold

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. differentadjective

   Synonyms:
   dissimilar, unlike, contrary, opposite, contrasted, variant, diversified, manifold, various, diverse, sundry, incompatible, heterogeneous, nondescript, miscellaneous unclassifiable, unique

   Antonyms:
   similar, like, same

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1. List of paraphrases for "different":

   various, diverse, differing, distinct, separate, varying, divergent, other, several, individual, varied, disparate, variety, dissimilar, alternative, differentiated, miscellaneous, différents, multiple, respective, difference, differential, eri

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1. Ben Shewry:

   When I first moved to [ Melbourne in 2002 ], I had never been here before, yet this special city has overwhelmed me with the quality of ingredients available, it is a huge melting pot of different cultures and cuisines.

2. Du Hyeogn Cha:

   The North is trying to convey a message that time is not on the side of the United States and that it could take a different path if the working-level talks dont go the way it wanted.

3. Marilyn Jacob:

   There's so much loss now, on so many different levels, that even very seasoned therapists are saying' I don't really know how to do this,'.

4. Julian Glover:

   We only passed each other briefly and she was in a different year to me, but despite that, she stands out in my memory as a sort of strange, unfocused force, hugely in favor of action and change, it was always hard to see the aim of it all, or where it might lead, except that she would be at the center of it.

5. People Editor-in-Chief Dan Wakeford:

   There are so many different variables and ways of approaching it, a starting point often is, when we want to make a decision, is to think about the zeitgeist, think about what is sexy at the moment. What do people find appealing at the moment ?