dissimilar.

Different in relevant characteristics or appearance.

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Words that belong together

• dissimilar groups
• dissimilar results

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The groups were dissimilar in their prior experience.

The methods produced dissimilar results.

The two cases were more dissimilar than expected.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic. Forms: More dissimilar; most dissimilar where degree is meaningful; relational uses are normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.