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dissimilar

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dis·sim·i·lar  (d-sm-lr)
adj.
Unlike; different.

dis·simi·lar·ly adv.

dissimilar
Adjective
not alike; different
dissimilarity n
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Adj.1.dissimilar - 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"
similar - marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"
2.dissimilardissimilar - not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be"
3.dissimilar - marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"

dissimilar
adjective different, unlike, various, varied, diverse, assorted, unrelated, disparate, miscellaneous, sundry, divergent, manifold, heterogeneous, mismatched, multifarious, not similar, not alike, not capable of comparison << OPPOSITE alike
Translations
Spanish dissimilar [dɪˈsɪmɪləʳ] adjdistinto
French dissimilar [dɪˈsɪmɪləʳ] adj dissimilar (to) → dissemblable (à), différent(e) (de)
German dissimilar [dɪˈsɪmɪləʳ] adj dissimilar (to) → anders (als)
Italian dissimilar [dɪˈsɪmɪləʳ] adj dissimilar (to) → dissimile or diverso(a) (da)

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