Individual: see separate also, pertaining to an individual or individuality (also a noun)ġ9. Indiscriminate: see heterogeneous or motley also, random, unrestrained, or careless about distinctionġ8. Idiosyncratic: having a distinguishable quality also, eccentric, or hypersensitiveġ7. Heterogeneous: consisting of dissimilar ingredients or partsġ6. Eclectic: Drawn from various sources, or see heterogeneousġ5. Divers: see various (also an unrelated and differently pronounced plural form of diver)ġ4. Divergent: differing from each other or from a standardġ2. Distinct: separate, or readily distinguishable also, notable or unmistakableġ1. Distant: different in kind also, separated or far away from, going a long way, or far behind, or reserved in behavior, or distractedġ0. Disparate: see distinct, or incompatibly differentĩ. Discernible: able to be recognized as different also detectable or recognizableħ. Differing: see distinct, or changing from one case or situation to another also, disagreeingĥ.
Assorted: consisting of different kindsĤ.
Alternative: referring to a choice also, apart from the conventional or usualģ. Alternate: arranged or occurring in turns, or see alternative also, every other (also a verb)Ģ. Looking for a different way to say “different”? Here are forty more or less distinct synonyms, along with their sometimes similar, sometimes disparate meanings.ġ. 40 Synonyms for “Different” By Mark Nichol