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| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dissimilar, unlike |
| Synonyms: | altered, changed, clashing, colorful, contrary, contrasting, deviating, discrepant, disparate, distant, distinct, distinctive, divergent, diverse, incomparable, inconsistent, individual, offbeat, opposed, other, otherwise, particular, peculiar, single, unequal, unrelated, variant, various, a far cry from, antithetic, at odds, at variance, contradistinct, contradistinctive, contrastive, differential, divers, incommensurable, like night and day, mismatched, mismated, poles apart, unalike, unsimilar |
| Antonyms: | alike, correspondent, homogeneous, like, resembling, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | separate, distinct |
| Synonyms: | another, atypical, bizarre, discrete, diverse, especial, express, extraordinary, individual, novel, original, other, out of the ordinary, particular, peculiar, rare, several, singular, special, specialized, specific, startling, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unique, unusual, various, another story, something else |
| Antonyms: | conventional, correspondent, harmonious, normal, same, standard, unified, united |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | miscellaneous, various |
| Synonyms: | assorted, asymmetrical, collected, disparate, dissonant, divergent, diverse, heterogeneous, incongruous, inconsistent, indiscriminate, jarring, manifold, many, multifarious, numerous, several, some, sundry, varied, variegated, anthologized, divers, diversified, diversiform, multiform, omnifarious, omniform, varicolored, varietal, variform |
| Antonyms: | normal, same, similar, standard, uniform |
| Main Entry: | aberrant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not normal; varying from the usual |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, atypical, bizarre, deviant, different, flaky*, mental*, odd, off-color, peculiar, psycho, strange, unusual, weird, nonstandard, off-base, out of line |
| Antonyms: | normal, same, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alternative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | other, alternate |
| Synonyms: | another, different, second, substitute, surrogate, back-up, flipside, other side |
| Notes: | alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things' |
| Main Entry: | assorted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | various |
| Synonyms: | different, diverse, heterogeneous, hybrid, indiscriminate, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry, varied, variegated, diversified |
| Antonyms: | same |
| Main Entry: | atypical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonconforming |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, deviant, different, divergent, exceptional, irregular, odd, peculiar, preternatural, strange, unnatural, heteroclite, unrepresentative |
| Antonyms: | conforming, normal, ordinary, standard, typical, usual |
| Main Entry: | converse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposite |
| Synonyms: | antipodal, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, counter, different, reverse, reversed, antipodean, counterpole, transposed |
| Antonyms: | complementary, equal, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | discordant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not in harmony; conflicting |
| Synonyms: | antagonistic, antipathetic, cacophonous, clashing, contradictory, contrary, different, disagreeing, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, grating, harsh, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, jarring, opposite, quarreling, strident, uncongenial, at odds, contrarient, inconsonant, jangling, on a sour note, unharmonious, unmelodious, unmixable |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, agreeing, cooperating, harmonious, concordant |
| Main Entry: | discrepant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disagreeing |
| Synonyms: | conflicting, contradictory, contrary, different, discordant, disparate, dissonant, divergent, diverse, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, varying, at variance, differing, disconsonant, incongruent, inconsonant, unmixable |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, consistent, harmonious, concurring |
| Main Entry: | discrete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | individual |
| Synonyms: | detached, different, disconnected, discontinuous, distinct, diverse, separate, several, unattached, various |
| Antonyms: | combined, joined, attached |
| Main Entry: | dissimilar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not alike; not capable of comparison |
| Synonyms: | antithetical, contradictory, contrary, different, disparate, distant, divergent, diverse, heterogeneous, individual, offbeat, opposite, unequal, unique, unlike, unrelated, various, weird*, antonymous, far cry, like night and day, march to a different drummer, mismatched, mismated, not similar, poles apart, unsimilar |
| Antonyms: | alike, compatible, equal, matched, related, same, similar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | divergent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | differing |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, antithetical, atypical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, deviating, different, disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distant, diverse, factious, irregular, off-key, opposite, separate, unequal, unlike, unnatural, untypical, variant, various, diverging, factional, poles apart, unalike, unsimilar |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, convergent, similar |
| Main Entry: | exotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not native or usual; mysterious |
| Synonyms: | alien, alluring, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*, outlandish, outside, peculiar, romantic, strange, striking, unfamiliar, unusual, way out, weird*, avant garde, enticing, peregrine |
| Antonyms: | familiar, normal, ordinary, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | heterogeneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assorted, miscellaneous |
| Synonyms: | amalgamate, composite, confused, conglomerate, contrary, different, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, incongruous, independent, inharmonious, jumbled, mixed, mongrel, mosaic, motley, multifarious, odd, opposed, unlike, unrelated, variant, varied, variegated, contrasted, diversified, mingled, multiplex, unallied |
| Antonyms: | homogeneous, identical, pure, single, unchanging, uniform |
| Main Entry: | individual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinctive, exclusive |
| Synonyms: | alone, characteristic, definite, diagnostic, different, discrete, distinct, especial, express, idiosyncratic, indivisible, lone, odd, only, original, own, particular, peculiar, personal, proper, reserved, respective, secluded, select, separate, several, single, singular, sole, solitary, special, specific, uncommon, unique, unusual, diacritic, personalized, unitary |
| Antonyms: | common, general, ordinary |
| Main Entry: | manifold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, many |
| Synonyms: | assorted, complex, copious, different, diverse, multifarious, multiple, multiplied, multitudinous, numerous, sundry, varied, various, diversified, diversiform, multifold, multiform, multivarious |
| Antonyms: | one, single, sole |
| Main Entry: | miscellaneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | diversified, various |
| Synonyms: | assorted, confused, conglomerate, different, disordered, disparate, divergent, diverse, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, jumbled, many, mixed, motley, muddled, multifarious, odd, promiscuous, scattered, sundry, unmatched, varied, variegated, divers, mingled, multiform, scrambled, unsorted |
| Antonyms: | alone, lone, simple, single, singular |
| Main Entry: | mixed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assorted, combined |
| Synonyms: | assorted, composite, compound, conglomerate, different, disordered, diverse, heterogeneous, hybrid, incorporated, joint, married, miscellaneous, mongrel, motley, multifarious, tied, united, varied, woven, alloyed, amalgamated, assimilated, blended, brewed, crossbred, crossed, diversified, embodied, fused, hybridized, infused, interbred, interdenominational, kneaded, merged, mingled, transfused |
| Antonyms: | lone, single, singular, ummixed, uncombined |
| Main Entry: | multiple/multifarious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | diversified, |
| Synonyms: | collective, conglomerate, different, diverse, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, legion, manifold, many, mixed, motley, multitudinous, numerous, populous, several, sundry, varied, variegated, various, voluminous, diversiform, miscellaneous assorted, multiform, multiplex, multitudinal |
| Antonyms: | single, singular, unvaried |
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