Synonyms for

Differently

Verb / ˈdɪfrʌntli: / / ˈdɪfɜ:ˈentli: / Another word for differently — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

In a way that is not the same as someone or something else.

Synonyms & similar words

otherthan otherwise unlike dissimilarly otherwise unusually distinctly separately disparately divergently variously discrepantly incompatibly inconsistently oppositely unequally inherently disjunctively heterogeneously contradistinctively idiosyncratically nonidentically

Synonyms by register

Formal

distinctly variously uniquely

Informal

in a different way not the same other ways

Literary

disparately apart

Antonyms

similarly identically alike same equally uniformly

Common collocations

  • differently abled
  • think differently
  • act differently
  • see differently
  • do things differently
  • approach differently
  • interpret differently

Word family

noun difference
verb differ
adjective different

Usage note

This adverb indicates a manner or way that is not the same as another. It is often used to contrast actions, opinions, or outcomes.

Example sentences

  1. She thinks differently than her brother.
  2. The two cars were painted differently.
  3. He approaches problems differently than his colleagues.
  4. The teacher explained the concept differently to each student.
  5. The two siblings have different personalities and react differently to situations.

Quotes

  • "What makes us different from one another is so much less important than what makes us alike." - Marilyn vos Savant
  • "We all have different things that we go through in our everyday life, and it's really important to know just at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what you face, you know, that you're going to win at the end of the day. You got to believe in yourself. You got to believe in God, know that He's going to get you through it." - Kelly Rowland
  • "Different isn't always better, but better is always different." - Shimon Peres

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