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| 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: | 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, heterogeneous, hybrid, indiscriminate, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry, varied, variegated, diversified |
| Antonyms: | same |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | eclectic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comprehensive, general |
| Synonyms: | assorted, broad, catholic, diverse, heterogeneous, inclusive, liberal, mixed, multifarious, selective, universal, varied, all-embracing, dilettantish, diversified, many-sided, mingled, multiform, wide-ranging |
| Antonyms: | narrow, particular, specific, incomprehensive, unvaried |
| 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: | 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 |
| Main Entry: | numerous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | many, abundant |
| Synonyms: | big, copious, diverse, great, infinite, large, legion, multifarious, multitudinous, plentiful, populous, profuse, rife, scads*, several, sundry, thick, umpteen, various, voluminous, lousy with, multitudinal, zillion |
| Antonyms: | deficient, few, lacking, little, small |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opposite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unlike, conflicting; completely different |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antagonistic, antipodal, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, corresponding, counter, crosswise, diametric, different, dissimilar, diverse, facing, hostile, inconsistent, independent, inimical, inverse, irreconcilable, obverse, opposed, ornery*, polar, repugnant, retrograde, reverse, reversed, separate, unconnected, unrelated, antipodean, contrapositive, contrasted, diametrically opposed, differing, flip-side, fronting, paradoxical, unalike, unsimilar, violative, vis-รก-vis |
| Antonyms: | compatible, like, similar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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: | varied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different |
| Synonyms: | assorted, conglomerate, discrete, diverse, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, multifarious, separate, sundry, various |
| Antonyms: | like, same, similar, unvaried |
| Main Entry: | variegated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | diversified; varicolored |
| Synonyms: | assorted, changeable, checkered, diverse, kaleidoscopic, mixed, motley, mottled, multicolored, spotted, streaked, striped, varied, multicolor, particolored, patched, versicolor |
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