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Dissimilar

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Unlike; different.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Not similar; unlike; different

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Unlike as to appearance, properties, or nature; not similar; different; heterogeneous: as, dissimilar features; dissimilar dispositions.

In botany, having different forms in the same individual, as the anthers in the genus Cassia.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. not similar

adj. not alike or similar

adj. marked by dissimilarity

Word Usage

"And like i mention in the blog the current government tactics especially in controlling the civilian unrest or yearn for reforms has not been to dissimilar from the stance taken by the colonial authorities in handling the emergency period."

Cross Reference

dissimilar whole dissimilar foci

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

unlike heterogeneous different

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

similar

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

disparate antagonistic analogous incompatible unrelated averse diverse unfitted believable repugnant