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different adjective [ ˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)nt ]

• not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.
• "you can play this game in different ways"
Similar: dissimilar, unalike, unlike, non-identical, contrasting, divergent, disparate, poles apart, incompatible, mismatched, inconsistent, opposed, at variance, at odds, clashing, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, like chalk and cheese, contrastive,
Opposite: similar,
• distinct; separate.
• "on two different occasions"
Similar: distinct, separate, individual, discrete, non-identical, unrelated, unconnected, unassociated, independent, disparate,
Opposite: related, similar,
Origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin different- ‘carrying away, differing’, from the verb differre (see differ).

different strokes for different folks

• different things appeal to different people.



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