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
Keeping my livelihood as remote and dissimilar from my passion as possible has been a favorable, if not a totally accidental, strategy.
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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
The team found that only pairs consisting of two optimistic participants had similar brain activation; pairs where one or both participants were more pessimistic were dissimilar to each other.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 21 July 2025
The two men couldn't be more dissimilar: Philippe is an older white man, and Driss is a youthful Black man, but beyond that, the two come from vastly different economic backgrounds and have lived very different lives.
—Sophie Van Bastelaer, EW.com, 7 July 2025
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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
The team found that only pairs consisting of two optimistic participants had similar brain activation; pairs where one or both participants were more pessimistic were dissimilar to each other.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 21 July 2025
The two men couldn't be more dissimilar: Philippe is an older white man, and Driss is a youthful Black man, but beyond that, the two come from vastly different economic backgrounds and have lived very different lives.
—Sophie Van Bastelaer, EW.com, 7 July 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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Recognizing the value of diverse skills, creating mutual trust, and deliberately building team cohesion are lessons every executive can apply on Earth.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The United States became more demographically diverse, and fewer people were married from 2023 to 2024.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While giants like Diageo and Pernod Ricard dominate volumes, smaller distilleries like Torabhaig are carving out space by leaning into provenance, limited releases, and distinctive house styles.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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At least with this latest batch of iPhones, Apple has made those options much more distinctive and has finally brought some interesting physical variety to the market.—
Bob O’Donnell,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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China’s three distinct tech phases China’s tech success over the past 20 years was really achieved in three phases.—
Rich Karlgaard,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Do a separate soil test for each distinct area of your yard, such as existing or future vegetable gardens, flower beds, and lawns, because the lab recommendations will depend on the type of plants in that area.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimilar. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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