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different

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/
noun

  1. The different ideal.

adjective

  1. Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

  2. Various, assorted, diverse.

  3. Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.

    "Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time."

Synonymsapart, distinct, other, aberrant, deviant, nonstandard
Antonymsundifferent, coherent, indistinct, unified, alike, identical
adverb

  1. Differently.

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