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adj. VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound, taste ADV. very | distinctly, markedly, radically, significantly, strikingly This school is radically different from most others. | completely, entirely, quite, totally | rather, slightly | subtly The same colour can appear subtly different on different types of paper. | materially, qualitatively | refreshingly a refreshingly different approach to language learning PREP. from Human beings are different from other animals. | to Their customs are very different to ours.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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adj.
separate:
We will ride in different cars.
adj.
unlike:
We own different kinds of cars.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with DIFFERENT, Also see HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR; KETTLE OF FISH, DIFFERENT; MARCH TO A DIFFERENT DRUMMER; SING A DIFFERENT TUNE; WEAR ANOTHER (DIFFERENT) HAT.
American Heritage Idioms
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different
if something or someone is different, they are not like something or someone else, or they are not like they were before:
• You look different. Have you had your hair cut? • We’ve painted the door a different colour. • The cultures of the two countries are very different.
unique
very different, special, or unusual and the only one of its kind. Don’t use words such as very before unique:
• The book is certainly very rare, and possibly unique. • the unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands
distinctive
having a special feature or appearance that makes something different from other things, and makes it easy to recognize:
• Male birds have distinctive blue and yellow markings.
unlike
[ prep ] completely different from a particular person or thing:
• In Britain, unlike the United States, the government provides health care.
have nothing in common
if two people have nothing in common, they do not have the same interests or opinions and therefore cannot form a friendly relationship:
• Apart from the fact that we went to the same school, we have absolutely nothing in common.
there’s no/little resemblance
used when saying that two people or things seem very different:
• There’s no resemblance between the two sisters at all. • The final product bore no resemblance to the original proposal (= it was very different ) .
dissimilar
formal not the same as something else:
• These four politically dissimilar states have all signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation.
be like chalk and cheese
British English informal if two people are like chalk and cheese, they are completely different:
• It’s hard to believe that they’re brothers – they’re like chalk and cheese!
be (like) apples and oranges
American English informal used when saying that two people or things are very different:
• You can't compare residential and commercial real estate markets. It's apples and oranges. • Obama and Romney are apples and oranges. • Comparing homemade soup to canned soup is really comparing apples and oranges.
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