dissimilar
adjective
dis·sim·i·lar
(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsi-mə-lər 
-ˈsim-lər
: not the same or similar : different or unalike
people with dissimilar backgrounds
dissimilar materials
The responsibilities of the resident were not dissimilar to those of the intern …—
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Examples of dissimilar in a Sentence
The two movies are very dissimilar.
The writers have dissimilar backgrounds.
The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.
Recent Examples on the Web
And in some contexts, England is not that dissimilar to the United States, and certainly in that area of the United States.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
Live updates:Team USA medal count Rallying around the flag
Sports and politics are not that dissimilar, both being made up of different teams, strategies, and, John Mark Hansen, political science professor at the University of Chicago told USA TODAY, degrees of aggression.
—Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
The ride vehicle, seen in new renderings released on Wednesday, holds about 14 guests seated in two rows, in an arrangement that doesn't look dissimilar to the Tower of Terror at Disney Studios.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
Chimps took an average of 120 milliseconds to reply with a gesture, which is not all that dissimilar from the human average of 200 milliseconds.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
Live updates:Team USA medal count Rallying around the flag
Sports and politics are not that dissimilar, both being made up of different teams, strategies, and, John Mark Hansen, political science professor at the University of Chicago told USA TODAY, degrees of aggression.
—Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
The ride vehicle, seen in new renderings released on Wednesday, holds about 14 guests seated in two rows, in an arrangement that doesn't look dissimilar to the Tower of Terror at Disney Studios.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
Chimps took an average of 120 milliseconds to reply with a gesture, which is not all that dissimilar from the human average of 200 milliseconds.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
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dissimilar
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dis·sim·i·lar
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