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dissimilar

[ dih-sim-uh-ler, dis-sim- ]

/ dɪˈsɪm ə lər, dɪsˈsɪm- /

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adjective

not similar; unlike; different.

Origin of dissimilar

First recorded in 1615–25; dis-¹ + similar

SYNONYMS FOR dissimilar

distinct, disparate, diverse, individual.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dissimilar ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM dissimilar

dis·sim·i·lar·ly, adverb

Words nearby dissimilar

dissever, dissidence, dissident, dissidents, dissilient, dissimilar, dissimilarity, dissimilate, dissimilation, dissimilitude, dissimulate

Example sentences from the Web for dissimilar

He has a voice not dissimilar in timbre and penetrative ability to the incredibly annoying comedian Stephen Merchant.

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“It is not dissimilar from Putin using the Duma to ratify his annexation of the Crimea,” he said.

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But the underlying cause remains inscrutable—and still too dissimilar to draw general conclusions.

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Although controversial, this is not dissimilar to what other anti-crime groups have done in the past with male predators.

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“An oath not dissimilar from what you took when you became a Marine officer,” he told Marshall.

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The theme was not dissimilar to that which has been here presented in outline.

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It was a lesson, moreover, which I have repeated almost a thousand times, in circumstances not dissimilar.

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To me it seems a misnomer to name a river from a branch which is so dissimilar.

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First, They unite the parts of a fluid to its similar Solid, or keep them separate from its dissimilar.

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The simple contact of dissimilar metals could afford no continuous supply of energy to sustain the current.

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British Dictionary definitions for dissimilar

dissimilar

/ (dɪˈsɪmɪlə) /

adjective

not alike; not similar; different

Derived forms of dissimilar

dissimilarly, adverb