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.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
With SpaceX having launched 13 successful crewed missions since 2020—nine for NASA and four for private customers—the space agency may well decide that dissimilar redundancy is just not achievable, at least not with Starliner as one of the two ships.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
With his direct play and maturity, Wanner is, in fact, not too dissimilar to Wirtz.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Its future may not be too dissimilar from the Honda Fit.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissimilar. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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dissimilar
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dis·sim·i·lar
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