dissimilar
adjective
, -ˈsim-lər\
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adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for dissimilar
Synonyms
different, disparate, distant, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike
Antonyms
alike, identical, indistinguishable, kin, kindred, like, parallel, same, similar
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Both songs underline the pain of separation between lovers, not dissimilar to Hinjabi songs like Lambi Judaai (Hero, 1983) and Beshak Mandir Masjid Dha De (Bobby, 1973). — Devarsi Ghosh, Quartz India, "The Tamils, Bengalis, Marathis, and Assamese of Bollywood can love only in Punjabi," 6 Sep. 2019 Out-group minds are even more distant from and dissimilar to the self and therefore appear considerably lesser. — K.n.c., The Economist, "Societies are tearing apart, but they can be brought together," 14 Aug. 2019 These dissimilar clips echo themes long present in Rottenberg’s work—notions of the body, the material world and the creation of value. — Thomas Gebremedhin, WSJ, "Inside Video Artist Mika Rottenberg’s New Show," 24 May 2019 He’s been thrown into a fire not dissimilar from this one before. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Andrew Luck retired. It really happened. So what's next for the Colts?," 25 Aug. 2019 By contrast, out-groups are inherently dissimilar from our in-group in appearance, values, shared history, and cultural norms, making those minds harder for us to access. — K.n.c., The Economist, "Societies are tearing apart, but they can be brought together," 14 Aug. 2019 The liberal Massachusetts senator struck a protectionist tone not completely dissimilar from that used by Republican President Donald Trump. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com, "Elizabeth Warren plugs trade plans in Toledo presidential campaign appearance," 29 July 2019 Orthorexia is not dissimilar to anorexia in this way. — Washington Post, "Could social media’s ‘healthy food’ focus be contributing to a little-known eating disorder?," 24 July 2019 Nick Saban’s approach to dealing with his staff apparently isn’t that dissimilar from his approach as a parent. — Matt Zenitz | [email protected], al.com, "Does Nick Saban think he’s tough to work for?," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dissimilar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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