different

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

- took different approaches to the problem

- came to a different conclusion

- different parts of the country

Similar word(s): incompatible, unlike, antithetic, antithetical, assorted, various, contrary, contrasting, contrastive, diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar, divergent, disparate, distinct, distinguishable, diverse, divers, several, variant, dissimilar, varied

2. distinctly separate from the first

- that's another (or different) issue altogether

Similar word(s): other

3. differing from all others; not ordinary

- advertising that strives continually to be different

- this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it

Similar word(s): unusual

4. distinct or separate

- each interviewed different members of the community

Similar word(s): other

Sentences with different as an adjective:

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

noun

1. (mathematics) The different ideal.