different
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.