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- pronunciation:
- dI
f
 r
nt
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dI
frnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Language Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not the same; unlike.
Japanese and Chinese are very different languages.- synonyms:
- disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, unlike
- antonyms:
- akin, alike, allied, close, comparable, equal, equivalent, homogeneous, identical, same, similar
- similar words:
- contrary, deviant, incomparable, variant
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| definition 2: |
separate or distinct.
My sister and I may be twins, but we are still different people.- synonyms:
- distinct, separate
- antonyms:
- identical, related, same, selfsame
- similar words:
- discrete, individual, single
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| definition 3: |
not ordinary; unusual.
He has a different way of looking at life.- synonyms:
- distinctive, singular, unusual
- antonyms:
- ordinary, regular
- similar words:
- extraordinary, individual, novel, odd, peculiar, unique, variant
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| definition 4: |
of differing kinds; various.
As an undercover police officer, she has worn many different disguises.- synonyms:
- various
- antonyms:
- unvarying
- similar words:
- diverse, miscellaneous, sundry
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| related words: |
anomalous, curious, distinctive, fresh, odd, other, queer, separate, several, special |
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| derivations: |
differently (adv.), differentness (n.) |
There is no firm rule to tell you when to use different from and when to use different than. Most of the time, different from comes before a noun phrase. Different than usually comes before a clause. (A clause is a sentence part with a noun and a verb.) The shoes Cinderella wore to the ball were different from her everyday ones. After midnight, she looked different than she did at the ball.
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