| 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: | aberrant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not normal; varying from the usual |
Synonyms: |
abnormal, atypical, bizarre, deviant, different, flaky*, mental*, nonstandard, odd, off-base, off-color, out of line, peculiar, psycho, strange, unusual, weird |
Antonyms: |
normal, same, true |
| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | substitute |
Synonyms: |
alternative, another, backup, different, interchanging, makeshift, second, surrogate, temporary |
| 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' |
Antonyms: |
necessary |
| Main Entry: | alternative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | other, alternate |
Synonyms: |
another, back-up, different, flipside, other side, second, substitute, surrogate |
| 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: | atypical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonconforming |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, deviant, different, divergent, exceptional, heteroclite, irregular, odd, peculiar, preternatural, strange, unnatural, unrepresentative |
Antonyms: |
conforming, normal, ordinary, standard, typical, usual |
| Main Entry: | converse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposite |
Synonyms: |
antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, counter, counterpole, different, reverse, reversed, transposed |
Antonyms: |
complementary, equal, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | discordant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not in harmony; conflicting |
Synonyms: |
antagonistic, antipathetic, at odds, cacophonous, clashing, contradictory, contrarient, contrary, different, disagreeing, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, grating, harsh, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inharmonious, jangling, jarring, on a sour note, opposite, quarreling, strident, uncongenial, unharmonious, unmelodious, unmixable |
Antonyms: |
agreeable, agreeing, concordant, cooperating, harmonious |