Meaning & use
different
Not the same as another thing or person in nature, form, or quality.
See it in a sentence
The two sisters have completely different personalities despite growing up together.
This recipe tastes different every time depending on the spices used.
A note on using this word
Use different from in careful writing; different than is common in speech but different to is typical in British English.
Words with a similar meaning
distinctdissimilar
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Words with an opposite meaning
sameidentical
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