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dissimilar

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

adjective

  1. not similar; unlike; different.

    Synonyms: , , ,



dissimilar

/ ɪˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. not alike; not similar; different
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·i·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dissimilar1

First recorded in 1615–25; dis- 1 + similar
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But he said it was a "pragmatic decision" to retain the commission rather than abolishing it "only then to recreate something that would not look terribly dissimilar".

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The row erupted when Lineker called a government asylum policy "immeasurably cruel", and said a video promoting it used language that was "not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s".

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He said those fires "covered about 10 square kilometres in a not dissimilar area to where they're burning at the moment".

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Tim Day, director of Suffolk Coastal Estate Agents and Sizewell Lettings, says much of the current demand is for "a service solution" – a short-term option including bills and cleaning, "not dissimilar to a holiday letting".

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This cross-section, homogenous in a few key demographics but starkly dissimilar in others, seems to underscore a shifting consumer reality that’s present in both red and blue states: Americans are trying to use Amazon less.

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