antonymic

adjective

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  1. diverse
  2. different
  3. dissimilar
  4. disparate
  5. unlike
  6. distinctive
  7. antithetical
  8. contradictory
Adjective
  • The cultural differences between the U.S. and South Korea, such as how diverse versus monoracial the societies are, respectively, could also impact what a 4B movement would look like among Americans.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Harris campaign:Path to presidency comes down to winning Michigan, 'blue wall' states Michigan's 13th Congressional District is a socioeconomically diverse area where Black residents account for the largest voting bloc.
    Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of diverse
Adjective
  • Our values and interests are often very different from the modal Black American.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Both Plaza and Stella play Elliott at different ages but are able to meet when young Elliott (Stella) is on a shroom trip.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of different
Adjective
  • With SpaceX having launched 13 successful crewed missions since 2020—nine for NASA and four for private customers—the space agency may well decide that dissimilar redundancy is just not achievable, at least not with Starliner as one of the two ships.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
  • With his direct play and maturity, Wanner is, in fact, not too dissimilar to Wirtz.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of dissimilar
Adjective
  • Israel has recently revived military operations in the northern Gaza Strip aimed at rooting out the disparate Hamas fighters looking to regroup.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • For another, the sheer number of disparate state and local jurisdictions that would need to be manipulated makes any attempt to steal an election much harder.
    Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of disparate
Adjective
  • But, as Glucksmann pointed out, nothing could be more normal: fishing for votes for particular projects and forming improbable coalitions among unlike kinds are how parliamentary politics work in Spain, Germany, and the European Parliament itself.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
  • Being effective may well require a prospective tutor to get a refresher on how to add fractions with unlike denominators or multiply decimals, but a bachelor’s degree, while nice, shouldn’t be a prerequisite.
    Michael Thomas Duffy, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2024
Definition of unlike
Adjective
  • Love them or hate them, Apple’s peripherals have a distinctive visual appeal, and that’s especially true of the Magic Trackpad.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Along with their distinctive, large black eye patches, giant pandas have short limbs and round bodies.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of distinctive
Adjective
  • Rather than condemn such transfers, Iraqi officials and politicians should recognize that a well-armed Peshmerga isn’t antithetical to the national interest.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Sure, Collins has leaned in and out of Emily’s comfort zone for press events; however, all three looks on September 16 feel decidedly antithetical to her character’s sartorial convictions.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 16 Sep. 2024
Definition of antithetical
Adjective
  • Charismatic Leadership And Body Language The most magnetic business leaders have mastered the art of balancing two seemingly contradictory forces: receptivity and formidability.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Rachel Reeves has set herself the seemingly contradictory tasks of ending austerity in public services, boosting growth and delivering fiscal stability to reassure markets that Labour can be trusted with the UK’s finances.
    Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of contradictory
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