| Main Entry: | diverse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; various |
Synonyms: |
assorted, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, contrastive, differing, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, diversified, diversiform, incommensurable, like night and day, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed bag, multifarious, opposite, separate, several, sundry, unalike, unequal, unlike, varied, varying |
| Notes: | divers has the meaning 'several, many, various,' while diverse has the meaning 'different, unlike, variegated'; diverse derived from divers and was influenced by adverse and perverse |
Antonyms: |
alike, conforming, identical, like, parallel, similar, uniform |
| Main Entry: | all-around |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | multifaceted |
Synonyms: |
comprehensive, diverse, inclusive, versatile |
| Main Entry: | assorted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | various |
Synonyms: |
different, diverse, diversified, heterogeneous, hybrid, indiscriminate, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry, varied, variegated |
Antonyms: |
same |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dissimilar, unlike |
Synonyms: |
a far cry from, altered, antithetic, at odds, at variance, changed, clashing, colorful, contradistinct, contradistinctive, contrary, contrasting, contrastive, deviating, differential, discrepant, disparate, distant, distinct, distinctive, divergent, divers, diverse, incommensurable, incomparable, inconsistent, individual, like night and day, mismatched, mismated, offbeat, opposed, other, otherwise, particular, peculiar, poles apart, single, unalike, unequal, unrelated, unsimilar, variant, various |
Antonyms: |
alike, correspondent, homogeneous, like, resembling, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | separate, distinct |
Synonyms: |
another, another story, atypical, bizarre, discrete, diverse, especial, express, extraordinary, individual, novel, original, other, out of the ordinary, particular, peculiar, rare, several, singular, something else, special, specialized, specific, startling, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unique, unusual, various |
Antonyms: |
conventional, correspondent, harmonious, normal, same, standard, unified, united |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | miscellaneous, various |
Synonyms: |
anthologized, assorted, asymmetrical, collected, disparate, dissonant, divergent, divers, diverse, diversified, diversiform, heterogeneous, incongruous, inconsistent, indiscriminate, jarring, manifold, many, multifarious, multiform, numerous, omnifarious, omniform, several, some, sundry, varicolored, varied, variegated, varietal, variform |
Antonyms: |
normal, same, similar, standard, uniform |
| Main Entry: | discrepant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disagreeing |
Synonyms: |
at variance, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, different, differing, disconsonant, discordant, disparate, dissonant, divergent, diverse, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, unmixable, varying |
Antonyms: |
agreeing, concurring, consistent, harmonious |
| Main Entry: | discrete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | individual |
Synonyms: |
detached, different, disconnected, discontinuous, distinct, diverse, separate, several, unattached, various |
| Notes: | discreet means 'judicious, prudent, showing discernment,' while discrete means 'detached, separate' and 'individually distinct' |
Antonyms: |
attached, combined, joined |
| Main Entry: | disparate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at odds, different |
Synonyms: |
at variance, contrary, contrasting, discordant, discrepant, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, diverse, far cry, incommensurate, incompatible, inconsistent, inconsonant, like night and day, poles apart, separate, unalike, unequal, unequivalent, uneven, unlike, unsimilar, various |
Antonyms: |
alike, equal, like, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | dissimilar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not alike; not capable of comparison |
Synonyms: |
antithetical, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, different, disparate, distant, divergent, diverse, far cry, heterogeneous, individual, like night and day, march to a different drummer, mismatched, mismated, not similar, offbeat, opposite, poles apart, unequal, unique, unlike, unrelated, unsimilar, various, weird* |
Antonyms: |
alike, compatible, equal, matched, related, same, similar |