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Synonyms for dissimilar
dɪˈsɪm ə lər, dɪsˈsɪm-dis·sim·i·lar
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
dissimilar
Substances quite unlike are heterogeneous as regards each other. A heterogeneous mixture is one whose constituents are not only unlike in kind, but unevenly distributed; cement is composed of substances such as lime, sand, and clay, which are heterogeneous as regards each other, but the cement is said to be homogeneous if the different constituents are evenly mixed throughout, so that any one portion of the mixture is exactly like any other. A substance may fail of being homogeneous and yet not be heterogeneous, in which case it is said to be non-homogeneous or unhomogeneous; a bar of iron that contains flaws, air-bubbles, etc., or for any other reason is not of uniform structure and density throughout, tho no foreign substance be mixed with the iron, is said to be non-homogeneous. A miscellaneous mixture may or may not be heterogeneous; if the objects are alike in kind, but different in size, form, quality, use, etc., and without special order or relation, the collection is miscellaneous; if the objects differ in kind, such a mixture is also, and more strictly, heterogeneous; a pile of unassorted lumber is miscellaneous; the contents of a school-boy's pocket are commonly miscellaneous and might usually be termed heterogeneous as well. See COMPLEX.
Synonyms:
confused, conglomerate, discordant, heterogeneous, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, non-homogeneous, unhomogeneous, unlike, variant, variousAntonyms:
alike, homogeneous, identical, like, pure, same, similar, uniform
Princeton's WordNet
dissimilaradjective
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"
Synonyms:
different, unlike, unalikeAntonyms:
quasi(a), corresponding, analogous, akin(p), sympathetic, kindred, confusable, correspondent, connatural, mistakable, similarunalike, dissimilaradjective
not alike or similar
"as unalike as two people could be"
Synonyms:
different, unlike, unalikeAntonyms:
connatural, analogous, mistakable, akin(p), correspondent, corresponding, similar, quasi(a), sympathetic, confusable, kindredunlike, dissimilar, differentadjective
marked by dissimilarity
"for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"
Synonyms:
unalike, unlike, differentAntonyms:
correspondent, kindred, akin(p), mistakable, corresponding, quasi(a), analogous, similar, connatural, confusable, sympathetic
Dictionary of English Synonymes
dissimilaradjective
Synonyms:
unlike, different, heterogeneous, diverse, various
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dissimilaradjective
Synonyms:
different
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "dissimilar":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#421 | different | |
#880 | various | |
#2446 | miscellaneous | |
#3036 | mixed | |
#5096 | unlike | |
#6878 | confused | |
#10860 | variant | |
#17360 | heterogeneous | |
#30750 | conglomerate | |
#39017 | dissimilar | |
#41957 | mingled | |
#65631 | discordant |
How to use dissimilar in a sentence?
My client's back was turned and the officer drove right into him, it isn't that dissimilar to a police officer shooting a fleeing suspect in the back.
The source says the investigation suggests Zucker and Gollust were advising the governor at the beginning of the COVID pandemic in ways not dissimilar to what led to Chris Cuomo’s dismissal, as Andrew sparred on a daily basis with then-President Trump over COVID messaging, the couple provided the governor with talking points on how to respond to the president’s criticisms of the New York crisis.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Secretary Hillary Clinton are neck and neck. But while Bernie has the trust, Hillary has the experience. Two different measurements of two dissimilar candidates.
It's cool, but it's no different to the PGA, it's not dissimilar. In fact, maybe I was expecting a little more from this one.
We do think in certain areas of the corporate credit markets that people have been overreacting and as a result, we are responding, we do think there’s been an overreaction in certain corporate credits and we are there to bid bonds which is not too dissimilar to what we did last year when there was a lot of volatility in Emerging Markets, particularly in Russia.
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