as in different
being not of the same kind
a place where people with dissimilar backgrounds can interact
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as in difference
the quality or state of being different
the effectiveness of a metaphor largely depends upon the superficial dissimilarity of the two things being compared
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Recent Examples of dissimilar
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Aside from team success, the scenario is not all that dissimilar to what happened at times with the Sabres — the Oilers’ opponent on Saturday.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2023
The underlying grayscale dissimilarity matrices represent the Euclidean distances between each pair of models, used as inputs to k-means clustering.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2012
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Adjective
That misfiring has created space for a different charity auction to take center stage, one that is not entirely dissimilar as regards the watches to be auctioned.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Aside from team success, the scenario is not all that dissimilar to what happened at times with the Sabres — the Oilers’ opponent on Saturday.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
Another dissimilarity between the historical Cold War and today’s competition is the global context.
—Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2023
The underlying grayscale dissimilarity matrices represent the Euclidean distances between each pair of models, used as inputs to k-means clustering.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissimilar
Adjective
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What if Piper emerges from the meditation center with entirely different values.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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But that was an almost entirely different team, except for reserve guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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In our industry, these aren't abstract metrics—they're the difference between winning and becoming irrelevant in a market where milliseconds and basis points determine success.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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And compared with something more pedestrian, like the Apple iMac, which uses a standard M4 processor, the difference in multicore processing performance is vast.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In South Africa’s Cape Town, at No. 4, locals love the coastal city’s diverse food offerings, particularly the seafood.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Raising capital is more difficult for diverse entrepreneurs.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Male sharks are also known to bite females during mating, leaving distinctive scars.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have observed few interactions of narwhals in their natural habitat, creating speculation about the purpose of the species’ distinctive spiraling tusk.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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By sharing rights, the Bond franchise has arrived at a very different type of storytelling, one that fragments the story and multiplies the James Bonds to be experienced across distinct media.—
Colin Burnett,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Therefore, a total lunar eclipse has five distinct phases.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Iconic Architecture in Puglia Photo: Getty Images Often referred to as the heel of Italy’s boot, Puglia is a landscape of raw beauty and intense diversity (just look to its rocky coastlines, ancient olive groves, and quiet countrysides for proof).—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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As 2025 began and the Trump Administration began cracking down on diversity measures in the government, Target dialed down its diversity, equity and inclusion goals, sending its reputational score down again.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, applications in the Northeast and West have grown slower.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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For years, Marvel films worked this jocular-fantastic angle, in pointed contrast to the grimdark expectorations of their DC counterparts, who were drowning in a morass of runaway budgets and brooding slo-mo.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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But recently, two experts have made a cogent distinction.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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With 273 career home runs and 916 RBIs, all those All-Star games and that World Series MVP distinction and five Gold Gloves and five Silver Slugger awards, Perez has amassed the makings of a candidacy for the National Baseball Hall of Fame — where George Brett resides as the only primary Royal.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimilar. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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