| Main Entry: | various |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | miscellaneous, differing |
Synonyms: |
all manner of, assorted, changeable, changing, different, discrete, disparate, distinct, distinctive, diverse, diversified, heterogeneous, individual, legion, manifold, many, many-sided, multifarious, multitudinal, multitudinous, numerous, omnifarious, peculiar, populous, separate, several, sundry, unalike, unequal, unlike, variant, varied, variegated |
| Notes: | varied is the past tense of vary and also an adjective meaning 'characterized by variety,' while various means 'distinct, diverse' or 'of many different kinds' |
Antonyms: |
individual, same, similar, uniform |
| Main Entry: | certain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | referring to a specifically known amount |
Synonyms: |
a couple, a few, defined, divers, express, individual, many, marked, numerous, one, particular, precise, regular, several, singular, some, special, specific, specified, sundry, upwards of, various |
| Main Entry: | complicated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult, complex |
Synonyms: |
Byzantine, Daedalean, Gordian, abstruse, arduous, can of worms, convoluted, difficult, elaborate, entangled, fancy, gasser, hard, hi-tech, interlaced, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, mega factor, mixed, perplexing, problematic, puzzling, recondite, sophisticated, troublesome, various, wheels within wheels |
| Notes: | something complex may be well-organized and logically constructed as well as subtle and intricate, while a thing that is complicated will have something irregular, perverse, asymmetrical in addition to fundamental intricacy; complex is more formal and technical (a problem in mathematics is complex) while something like personal life can be complicated |
Antonyms: |
easy, facile, simple |
| 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: | discrete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | individual |
Synonyms: |
detached, different, disconnected, discontinuous, distinct, diverse, separate, several, unattached, various |
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 |
| Main Entry: | distinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; unconnected |
Synonyms: |
detached, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distinctive, disunited, divergent, diverse, especial, individual, offbeat, particular, peculiar, poles apart, separate, separated, several, single, sole, special, specific, unassociated, unattached, unique, various |
Antonyms: |
connected, like, resembling, similar |
| 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, diverging, diverse, factional, factious, irregular, off-key, opposite, poles apart, separate, unalike, unequal, unlike, unnatural, unsimilar, untypical, variant, various |
Antonyms: |
agreeing, convergent, similar |