different meaning and definition

DIFFERENT adjective

Definition of different (adjective)

1. 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"
   • antonym: same
2. distinctly separate from the first
   • "that's another (or different) issue altogether"
3. 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"
4. marked by dissimilarity
   • "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"
   • synonyms: dissimilar, unlike
   • antonym: like
5. distinct or separate
   • "each interviewed different members of the community"