antonymous

adjective

Definition of antonymousnext
as in dissimilar

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antonymous
  1. dissimilar
  2. disparate
  3. different
  4. distinctive
  5. unlike
  6. antithetical
  7. diverse
  8. contradictory
Adjective
  • Then in the early evening, No. 12 Oklahoma puts its undefeated record on the line at No. 5 Alabama, in a situation not too dissimilar from Florida and Kentucky.
    Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • After about a minute, Edwards retires the instrument, and the production becomes a big dance number—not too dissimilar from the rendition most viewers are familiar with today.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of dissimilar
Adjective
  • The amount of time and effort necessary to ensure that disparate technologies connect efficiently can be substantial.
    Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The fact that these two seemingly disparate groups have found common ground on this issue came as no surprise to Krishnaveni Gundu, co-founder and executive director of Texas Jail Project.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of disparate
Adjective
  • There’s room to coexist because Hollywood delivers different content, but caution remains about what will and will not work.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Although several different Russian ‘Baba Yaga clones’ have been demonstrated, these do not seem to have reached the front.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of different
Adjective
  • The region's diverse geology and dry climate contribute significantly to its wines’ distinctive characteristics.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Tuxedo cats, like Milo, are not a specific breed but rather felines with a distinctive black-and-white coat pattern resembling formal wear.
    Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of distinctive
Adjective
  • Thats’ unlike, say, distributors of Killers Of The Flower Moon that cracked down as some theaters spontaneously added intermissions given the length of the film (similar to The Brutalist).
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
  • But, as Glucksmann pointed out, nothing could be more normal: fishing for votes for particular projects and forming improbable coalitions among unlike kinds are how parliamentary politics work in Spain, Germany, and the European Parliament itself.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
Definition of unlike
Adjective
  • The young quarterback, whose Air Raid-offensive background was nearly antithetical to Reid’s West Coast Offense tenets, turned playoff seasons into titles.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Another approach, aesthetically antithetical but practically kindred, uses digital means for figurative hyper-similitude.
    Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of antithetical
Adjective
  • That’s why The Power Pause features diverse stories of stay-at-home mothers who defy these stereotypes.
    Amy Shoenthal, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In addition to being enshrined as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019, Vatnajökull National Park was recently named one of the most important geologic sites on the planet by the International Geological Union, thanks to its diverse, otherworldly landscapes that have been shaped by fire and ice.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of diverse
Adjective
  • Topline Wall Street reacted negatively to Friday’s better-than-expected jobs report, a seemingly contradictory outcome rooted in the prevailing agita surrounding financial markets about interest rates.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Watching Spence on Wednesday night, helping guide Spurs to only their second clean sheet in 12 games – against Liverpool, European football’s form team – was to have two contradictory thoughts.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of contradictory
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