Synonyms for dissimilar
dɪˈsɪm ə lər, dɪsˈsɪm-dis·sim·i·lar

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1. dissimilar

   Substances quite unlike are heterogeneous as regards each other. A heterogeneous mixture is one whose constituents are not only unlike in kind, but unevenly distributed; cement is composed of substances such as lime, sand, and clay, which are heterogeneous as regards each other, but the cement is said to be homogeneous if the different constituents are evenly mixed throughout, so that any one portion of the mixture is exactly like any other. A substance may fail of being homogeneous and yet not be heterogeneous, in which case it is said to be non-homogeneous or unhomogeneous; a bar of iron that contains flaws, air-bubbles, etc., or for any other reason is not of uniform structure and density throughout, tho no foreign substance be mixed with the iron, is said to be non-homogeneous. A miscellaneous mixture may or may not be heterogeneous; if the objects are alike in kind, but different in size, form, quality, use, etc., and without special order or relation, the collection is miscellaneous; if the objects differ in kind, such a mixture is also, and more strictly, heterogeneous; a pile of unassorted lumber is miscellaneous; the contents of a school-boy's pocket are commonly miscellaneous and might usually be termed heterogeneous as well. See COMPLEX.

   Synonyms:
   confused, conglomerate, discordant, heterogeneous, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, non-homogeneous, unhomogeneous, unlike, variant, various

   Antonyms:
   alike, homogeneous, identical, like, pure, same, similar, uniform

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1. dissimilaradjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   different, unlike, unalike

   Antonyms:
   quasi(a), corresponding, analogous, akin(p), sympathetic, kindred, confusable, correspondent, connatural, mistakable, similar

2. unalike, dissimilaradjective

   not alike or similar

   "as unalike as two people could be"

   Synonyms:
   different, unlike, unalike

   Antonyms:
   connatural, analogous, mistakable, akin(p), correspondent, corresponding, similar, quasi(a), sympathetic, confusable, kindred

3. unlike, dissimilar, differentadjective

   marked by dissimilarity

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

   Synonyms:
   unalike, unlike, different

   Antonyms:
   correspondent, kindred, akin(p), mistakable, corresponding, quasi(a), analogous, similar, connatural, confusable, sympathetic

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1. dissimilaradjective

   Synonyms:
   unlike, different, heterogeneous, diverse, various

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1. dissimilaradjective

   Synonyms:
   different

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1. List of paraphrases for "dissimilar":

   different, heterogeneous

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1. Jessica Greaney:

   I wasn’t allowed to sleep properly for nearly a week, it was not dissimilar from Chinese water torture. After the fourth day, not only was I going insane and crying every five minutes, nothing was changing.

2. Michelle Cohen-Metzger:

   My client's back was turned and the officer drove right into him, it isn't that dissimilar to a police officer shooting a fleeing suspect in the back.

3. Erik Gordon:

   You have to get dissimilar components like frames, transmissions, seating, brake and sensor systems to fit and work together.

4. Clyde Kluckhohn:

   Anthropology provides a scientific basis for dealing with the crucial dilemma of the world today how can peoples of different appearance, mutually unintelligible languages, and dissimilar ways of life get along peaceably together

5. Thomas Mulcair:

   It's not dissimilar to what we see with the president of Russia, who uses a minority there, the lesbian, gay, bisexual community ... and he goes after them with great relish because he knows that it's going to resonate with a part of the population.