SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
dissimilar
adjective
Different in important qualities or characteristics.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Different in qualities
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Return to topDissimilar indicates a difference without requiring the things to be opposites.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See dissimilar in use
The two essays reached similar conclusions through dissimilar arguments.
Two wooden frame samples in the display were dissimilar in shape and proportion despite being painted the same blue.
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