dissimilar
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dis·sim·i·lar
(dĭ-sĭm′ə-lər)adj.
Unlike; different.
dis·sim′i·lar·ly adv.
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dissimilar
(dɪˈsɪmɪlə)adj
not alike; not similar; different
disˈsimilarly adv
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dis•sim•i•lar
(dɪˈsɪm ə lər, dɪsˈsɪm-)adj.
not similar; unlike; different.
[1615–25]
dis•sim′i•lar•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | dissimilar - not similar; "a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem" similar - marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats" |
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3. | dissimilar - marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" |
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dissimilar
adjective different, contrasting, unlike, various, varied, diverse, assorted, unrelated, disparate, miscellaneous, sundry, divergent, manifold, heterogeneous, mismatched, multifarious, not similar, not alike, not capable of comparison Their styles are not so dissimilar.
uniform, alike, resembling, corresponding, comparable, much the same, in agreement, congruous
uniform, alike, resembling, corresponding, comparable, much the same, in agreement, congruous
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dissimilar
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dissimilar
(diˈsimilə) adjective unlike or unalike. The two cases are not dissimilar; The sisters have very dissimilar characters.distinto
disˌsimiˈlarity (-ˈlӕ-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.