different -
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
same unchanged in character or nature; "the village stayed the same"; "his attitude is the same as ever"
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"
incompatible not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors"
unlike,
dissimilar,
different marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"
varied broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; "her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty"
difference the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
antithetic,
antithetical sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
assorted,
various consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
contrary resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
diametric,
diametrical,
opposite,
polar characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
divergent tending to move apart in different directions
disparate including markedly dissimilar elements; "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers"
distinguishable,
distinct capable of being perceived as different or distinct; "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins"
diverse,
various distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"
divers,
diverse many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"
opposite of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
several distinct and individual; "three several times"
different -
differing from all others; not ordinary; "advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it"
unusual not commonly encountered; "two-career families are no longer unusual"
different -
distinctly separate from the first; "that's another (or different) issue altogether"
other very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow
different -
distinct or separate; "each interviewed different members of the community"
other very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow
