different

Not the same as another person or thing.

• Our names are different.
• This room looks different from yesterday.
• The twins have very different interests.

How to use it: different from someone/something (My answer is different from yours.); different to someone/something (This version is different to the one I bought.); different than someone/something (Her approach is different than mine.)

Similar words: dissimilar, unlike

Opposites: same, identical

Common phrases: different from something, different opinions, completely different

Of several kinds or involving several separate people or things.

• We sell different kinds of bread.
• People from ten different countries joined the course.
• She tried several different ways to solve the problem.

Similar words: various, diverse, assorted

Common phrases: many different kinds, different countries, different ways

Unusual or unlike what people normally expect.

• Her new haircut is different.
• Try this café if you want something different.
• The hotel has a different style that some guests love.

Similar words: unusual, distinctive, unconventional

Opposites: ordinary, conventional

Common phrases: something different, a different look, rather different