as in different
being not of the same kind
a place where people with dissimilar backgrounds can interact
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Recent Examples of dissimilar
Bowen’s plea for an improved performance is not too dissimilar to the reaction West Ham’s then captain Declan Rice tried to elicit midway through the 2022-23 season.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Some of those tools aren’t too dissimilar from what firefighters use today.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Keeping my livelihood as remote and dissimilar from my passion as possible has been a favorable, if not a totally accidental, strategy.
—Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Red Sonja and Revenge couldn’t be more dissimilar in terms of tone and genre, but Lutz’s two incredibly dangerous lead characters share some coincidental overlap, as both Sonja and Jen don bikinis in the middle of all their bloodshed.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Some of those tools aren’t too dissimilar from what firefighters use today.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Keeping my livelihood as remote and dissimilar from my passion as possible has been a favorable, if not a totally accidental, strategy.
—Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Red Sonja and Revenge couldn’t be more dissimilar in terms of tone and genre, but Lutz’s two incredibly dangerous lead characters share some coincidental overlap, as both Sonja and Jen don bikinis in the middle of all their bloodshed.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissimilar
Adjective
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These gains appeared across different growing conditions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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That's because nudity can take on drastically different meanings.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One such story is that the island has always been a diverse, cosmopolitan place.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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In fact, ecosystems with diverse wildlife often support a wide variety of parasites, because these organisms rely on specific hosts to survive!—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s no barbecue in Georgia quite like Fresh Air’s, and no restaurant better represents the state’s storied and distinctive style.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The brands that survive won’t be the most polished—they’ll be the most distinctive.—
Erik Huberman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After the very recent birth of their child, Un has taken a break from the all-consuming demands of restaurateuring to attend to the entirely distinct all-consuming demands of early parenthood.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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After monitoring them for two years, the researchers directly observed the birth of two different species of males with distinct genomes from a single queen.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimilar. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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