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dissimilar

dis·si·mi·lar

UK/dɪˈsɪmɪlə(ɹ)/ US/dɪˈsɪmʌlɜr/ rare

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

not alike or similar

  • “as unalike as two people could be”
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3.

not like; marked by dissimilarity

  • “for twins they are very unlike”
  • “people are profoundly different”
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Origin

From dis- + similar.

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