dissimilarly
- adverb
- /dɪˈsɪmɪlɛrli/
:
diferentemente
- Although the twins look alike, they think dissimilarly about many issues.
Examples
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In the present study, some of the categories reported dissimilarly by parents and teachers (e.g., food and drinks, furniture and rooms, and small household items) overlap with the categories examined by Bialystok et al. (2010).
Academic text (2014) -
Not too dissimilarly, 7 of 13 girls provided more categories in the survey method, while 4 of 13 listed more categories in the interview method.
Academic text (1993) -
And, not so dissimilarly, even qualified Vedanta only holds out to us the hope of a kind of peaceful non-active contemplation of our particular place in the One.
Academic text (1997) -
And so far, J.D. Robb's In Death series, set half a century in the future, has managed to stay a step or two ahead by resorting to Star Trek holo-technology and flying cars alongside computers that seem to behave not too dissimilarly to the one I'm using right now.
Blog text (1) -
The two paintings were created dissimilarly, each reflecting its artist's unique style.
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The siblings dressed dissimilarly for the family gathering, with one in a formal suit and the other in casual jeans.
Synonyms
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1.1
In a way that is not the same as another person or thing
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7.2
In a way that is not the same for different people or groups
In a way you can tell is different from others
In very different ways
In a way that shows a clear difference between two things
Antonyms
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
dissimilarly = dissimilar (transparent) = dis + similar + ly
This is a regular adverb formation from the adjective 'dissimilar', with the meaning directly preserved.
Etymology
Dissimilarly starts with dis- meaning 'not' and contains similar meaning 'alike', with -ly added to make it an adverb. So it means 'in a not alike way', which is why we say two people dressed dissimilarly when they looked or acted differently.