dissimilar

Adjective
Synonyms: unalikeunlikedifferent

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. 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”
  2. not alike or similar“as unalike as two people could be”Synonyms: unalike
  3. marked by dissimilarity“for twins they are very unlike”“people are profoundly different”Synonyms: unlikedifferent
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dissimilar \Dis*sim"i*lar\, a. [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.] Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features. [1913 Webster]

This part very dissimilar to any other. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]

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