different
913
2.0
- adjective
- /ˈdɪfərənt/
:
inusual
- According to him, what he had experienced was quite different from what he had expected.
- quite different
- very different
- radically different
All my life, this has made me feel different and strange and not right.
- All my life, this has made me feel different and strange and not right.
- Make this time different than all the rest.
- Well, that's a little different than what I expected.
Examples
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Our results suggest that this picture is quite different in the area of learning disabilities.
Academic text (1999) -
Magic Hour is a totally different ball game.
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But it's a it's a very different game now.
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Maybe not so different, but I get it.
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A lot of my friends are different, obviously.
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Yes, but you and I, we have different ideas of what fair is.
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The layout is a little bit different than the modern books.
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And the value of a collection is something rather different from the combined purchase prices of its inventory.
Academic text (2011) -
Patients can also attend evening lectures on different health topics, which are held every two months.
Academic text (2011) -
The restaurant serves a different type of cuisine every month to attract new customers.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Made for a particular person, purpose, or occasion
∞
2.3
Unusual and slightly odd in a way you cannot easily understand
∞
3.2
Strange or unusual in a way that makes people feel uncomfortable
∞
2.2
Not common and different from what people expect
798
1.0
Different from what is normal or expected
406
5.9
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
168
3.5
Clearly different from others
131
4.0
Strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
123
4.6
Different from what is normal and expected
101
4.1
Not normal or what people expect
100
4.2
Different from what is usual in a way that may be worrying
52
7.3
Not following the usual rules or customs
48
4.1
Not usual and different from what people expect
27
5.7
Different from what is usual or expected
23
8.1
Not like what is usual or expected
14
5.4
Not usual for a person or thing
1
7.0
Not usual and different from what you expect
Not usual or expected
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A situation where different people bring the same problems
Compounds
How Unusual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember different is to think of its parts dif- 'apart' and fer 'to carry', as in transfer. So when something is different it is 'moved away' from the usual, which is why it can mean 'unusual'.