Thesaurus: different

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1. a. Distinct; separate; not the same; other.
2. a. Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; different states of health; different shapes; different degrees of excellence.
3. adj. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
4. adj. distinctly separate from the first
5. adj. differing from all others; not ordinary
6. adj. distinct or separate
7. 1. Distinct; separate; not the same; other. "Five different churches." Addison. 2. Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; different states of health; different shapes; different degrees of excellence. Men are as different from each other, as the regions in which they are born are different. Dryden. Note: Different is properly followed by from. Different to, for different from, is a common English colloquialism. Different than is quite inadmissible.
8. j:100 a. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree s. distinctly separate from the first s. differing from all others; not ordinary s. distinct or separate