be dissimilar

Frequency: 8.025.2 per million words

Used to state the fact of being different.

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Examples (10)

  • His political ideology is not dissimilar from that of his predecessor.
  • The local dialect is not altogether dissimilar to the standard language.
  • The two paintings, though by the same artist, are quite dissimilar in style.
  • Their initial findings were markedly dissimilar, which prompted further investigation.
  • The final product will likely be very dissimilar to the original prototype.
  • Although they are twins, their personalities are completely dissimilar.
  • The architectural style of the new building is radically dissimilar to everything else in the neighborhood.
  • The chemical compositions of the two samples were found to be highly dissimilar.
  • The challenges we face today are not entirely dissimilar to those of a century ago.
  • These two approaches to solving the problem are fundamentally dissimilar.