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| Main Entry: | disparate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at odds, different |
| Synonyms: | contrary, contrasting, discordant, discrepant, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, diverse, incommensurate, incompatible, inconsistent, separate, unequal, uneven, unlike, various, at variance, far cry, inconsonant, like night and day, poles apart, unalike, unequivalent, unsimilar |
| Antonyms: | alike, equal, like, same, similar |
| 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: | 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: | diverse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; various |
| Synonyms: | assorted, contradictory, contrary, contrasting, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed bag*, multifarious, opposite, separate, several, sundry, unequal, unlike, varied, varying, contrasted, contrastive, differing, diversified, diversiform, incommensurable, like night and day, unalike |
| 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 |
* = 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: | incompatible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic, contradictory |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antipathetic, antipodal, antithetical, clashing, conflicting, contrary, counter, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, disparate, factious, inadmissible, inappropriate, incoherent, incongruous, inconsistent, inconstant, irreconcilable, jarring, night and day*, offbeat*, opposed, opposite, uncongenial, unsuitable, unsuited, warring, inconformable, inconsonant, marching to a different drummer, mismatched, poles apart, unadapted, whale of difference |
| Antonyms: | compatible, consonant, harmonious, loving, suited, well-matched |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incongruous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out of place; absurd |
| Synonyms: | alien, bizarre, conflicting, contradictory, discordant, disparate, distorted, divergent, extraneous, fantastic, fitful, foreign, illogical, improper, inappropriate, inapt, incoherent, incompatible, inconsistent, irreconcilable, irregular, jumbled, lopsided, rambling, twisted, unavailing, unbalanced, unbecoming, unconnected, uncoordinated, uneven, unintelligible, unpredictable, unrelated, unsuitable, unsuited, disconsonant, inapropos, incongruent, mismatched, out of keeping, shifting |
| Antonyms: | compatible, congruous, consistent, corresponding, fitting, harmonious, matched, suitable, uniform |
| 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: | motley |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mixed, varied |
| Synonyms: | assorted, conglomerate, dappled, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, kaleidoscopic, miscellaneous, mixed, mottled, multicolored, rainbow, unlike, variegated, various, diversified, mingled, multicolor, multiform, multihued, polychromatic, prismatic, varicolored, versicolor |
| Antonyms: | homogenous, like, same, similar, uniform, unmixed, unvaried |
| Main Entry: | several |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assorted, various |
| Synonyms: | any, certain, considerable, definite, different, disparate, distinct, diverse, handful, indefinite, individual, infrequent, manifold, many, numerous, particular, personal, plural, proportionate, rare, respective, scanty, scarce, separate, single, some, sparse, special, specific, sundry, a few, a lot, divers, hardly any, not many, only a few, quite a few, scant, scarcely any, small number |
| Antonyms: | individual, none, one, single |
| Main Entry: | uneven |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not smooth or balanced |
| Synonyms: | asymmetrical, broken, bumpy, changeable, craggy, discrepant, disparate, disproportionate, fitful, harsh, intermittent, irregular, jagged, jerky, leftover, lopsided, notched, odd, off-balance, one-sided, patchy, remaining, rough, rugged, scabrous, serrate, spasmodic, spotty, unbalanced, unequal, unfair, unsteady, variable, asperous, differing, fluctuating, ill-matched, nonsymmetrical, not flat, not level, not parallel, overbalanced, scraggy, unlevel, unsmooth, unsymmetrical |
| Antonyms: | balanced, continuous, even, level, smooth |
| Main Entry: | unlike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different |
| Synonyms: | clashing, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, discordant, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distant, distinct, divergent, diverse, heterogeneous, hostile, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, offbeat, opposed, opposite, separate, unequal, unrelated, variant, various, weird, apples and oranges, contrasted, disharmonious, far cry from, mismatched, not alike, poles apart, unalike |
| Antonyms: | alike, like, related, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | unsuitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not proper, inappropriate |
| Synonyms: | clashing, disagreeable, discordant, discrepant, disparate, disproportionate, dissident, dissonant, ill-suited, improper, inadequate, inadmissible, inapt, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, ineligible, inharmonious, irrelevant, jarring, malapropos, senseless, unacceptable, unbecoming, uncalled-for, undue, unfit, unmatched, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuited, inapposite, infelicitous, interfering, out of character, out of keeping, out of place, unbefitting, unfitting |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, proper, suitable |
| Main Entry: | various |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | miscellaneous, differing |
| Synonyms: | assorted, changeable, changing, different, discrete, disparate, distinct, distinctive, diverse, heterogeneous, individual, legion, manifold, many, multifarious, multitudinous, numerous, peculiar, populous, separate, several, sundry, unequal, unlike, variant, varied, variegated, all manner of, diversified, many-sided, multitudinal, omnifarious, unalike |
| Antonyms: | individual, same, similar, uniform |
| 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: | unequal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different |
| Synonyms: | disparate, dissimilar, distant, divergent, diverse, incommensurate, odd, uneven, unlike, unmatched, variable, various, varying, weird*, differing, like night and day, mismatched, not uniform, poles apart, unalike, unequivalent, unsimilar |
| Antonyms: | equal, identical, matched, same, similar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; unconnected |
| Synonyms: | detached, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distinctive, divergent, diverse, especial, individual, offbeat, particular, peculiar, separate, separated, several, single, sole, special, specific, unattached, unique, various, disunited, poles apart, unassociated |
| Antonyms: | connected, like, resembling, similar |
| Main Entry: | other |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different |
| Synonyms: | contrasting, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, diverse, opposite, otherwise, remaining, separate, unequal, unlike, unrelated, variant, unalike |
| Antonyms: | same, similar, coinciding |
| 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 |
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