What does different mean in English? Meaning of different definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "different": unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
Adjective
Meaning: unlike in nature or quality or form or degreeExample: took different approaches to the problem
came to a different conclusion
different parts of the country
on different sides of the issue
this meeting was different from the earlier oneSynonyms: differentAntonyms: sameSimilar: antithetic
antithetical
assorted
contrary
contrasting
contrastive
diametric
diametrical
disparate
distinct
distinguishable
divergent
divers
diverse
opposite
polar
several
variant
variousAlso see: different
dissimilar
incompatible
unlike
variedMeaning of "different": distinctly separate from the first
Adjective
Meaning: distinctly separate from the firstExample: that's another (or different) issue altogetherSynonyms: differentSimilar: otherMeaning of "different": differing from all others; not ordinary
Adjective
Meaning: differing from all others; not ordinaryExample: advertising that strives continually to be different
this new music is certainly different but I don't really like itSynonyms: differentSimilar: unusualMeaning of "different": marked by dissimilarity
Adjective
Meaning: marked by dissimilarityExample: for twins they are very unlike
people are profoundly differentSynonyms: different
dissimilar
unlikeAntonyms: like
similarMeaning of "different": distinct or separate
Adjective
Meaning: distinct or separateExample: each interviewed different members of the communitySynonyms: differentSimilar: otherAdjective: Not the same; exhibiting a difference. 1886, Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge: At Elizabeth-Jane mentioning how greatly Lucetta had been jeopardized, he exhibited an agitation different in kind no less than in intensity from any she had seen in him before. 1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, page 6 Enter the American tourist. He thinks of himself as a good guy but when he looks in the mirror to shave this good guy he has to admit that "well, other people are different from me and I don't really like them." This makes him feel guilty toward other people. 2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34: Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.1886, Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge: At Elizabeth-Jane mentioning how greatly Lucetta had been jeopardized, he exhibited an agitation different in kind no less than in intensity from any she had seen in him before.1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, page 6 Enter the American tourist. He thinks of himself as a good guy but when he looks in the mirror to shave this good guy he has to admit that "well, other people are different from me and I don't really like them." This makes him feel guilty toward other people.2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34: Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.Various, assorted, diverse. 2006, Delbert S. Elliott et al., Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods: Successful Development in Social Context,[1] Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521863575, page 19: In any case, poor black respondents living in high-poverty neighborhoods are most likely to view their neighborhood as a single block or block group and to use this definition consistently when asked about different neighborhood characteristics and activities.2006, Delbert S. Elliott et al., Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods: Successful Development in Social Context,[1] Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521863575, page 19: In any case, poor black respondents living in high-poverty neighborhoods are most likely to view their neighborhood as a single block or block group and to use this definition consistently when asked about different neighborhood characteristics and activities.Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity. 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads. Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.Unlike most others; unusual.Synonyms:
contrasting, disparate, distinct, distinctive, peculiar, offbeat, diverse, various, particular, distant, other, divergent, altered, changed, clashing, colorful, contrary, deviating, discrepant, incomparable, inconsistent, individual, opposed, otherwise, single, unequal, unrelated, variant, divers, a far cry from, antithetic, at odds, at variance, contradistinct, contradistinctive, contrastive, differential, incommensurable, like night and day, mismatched, mismated, poles apart, unalike, unsimilar, unusual, rare, unconventional, peculiar, original, specific, extraordinary, strange, various, particular, bizarre, unique, diverse, other, special, another, atypical, discrete, especial, express, individual, novel, out of the ordinary, several, singular, specialized, startling, uncommon, another story, something else, diverse, varied, disparate, divergent, assorted, asymmetrical, collected, dissonant, heterogeneous, incongruous, inconsistent, indiscriminate, jarring, manifold, many, multifarious, numerous, several, some, sundry, variegated, divers, diversified, multiform, varicolored, anthologized, diversiform, omnifarious, omniform, varietal, variform,
Antonyms:
alike, like, similar, resembling, standard, usual, homogeneous, harmonious, unified, united, same, common, normal, ordinary, uniform, correspondent, conventional, standard, usual, indefinite, commonplace, similar, unimportant, like, alike, homogeneous, resembling, harmonious, unified, united, common, familiar, normal, regular, ordinary, general, same, uniform, correspondent, conventional, alike, like, similar, homogeneous, resembling, harmonious, standard, unified, united, same, correspondent, conventional, normal, uniform,
