Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Unlike; different.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Unlike as to appearance, properties, or nature; not similar; different; heterogeneous: as, dissimilar features; dissimilar dispositions.
- In botany, having different forms in the same individual, as the anthers in the genus Cassia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous.
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- adjective Not
similar ;unlike ;different
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not similar
- adjective not alike or similar
- adjective marked by dissimilarity
Etymologies
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Examples
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And like i mention in the blog the current government tactics especially in controlling the civilian unrest or yearn for reforms has not been to dissimilar from the stance taken by the colonial authorities in handling the emergency period.
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This would not be too dissimilar from the Bristol Palin situation as, from the time of that interview, it appeared Bristol and Levi would be getting married, although it was unclear (and unlikely) that they would be married prior to the birth.
Matthew Yglesias » Scott Brown Questions Barack Obama’s Parentage 2010
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Indeed, "The Runaways" is owned and just about swallowed up by Fanning's riveting portrayal of the singer (not too dissimilar from the way Currie overwhelmed the group).
Sundance Review: Kristen Stewart And Dakota Fanning’s ‘Runaways’ » MTV Movies Blog 2010
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In La Commune, the actors, many residents of working-class neighborhoods not dissimilar from the ones that bred the Communards, break character to discuss their roles.
He Saw It Coming 2008
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This case was dissimilar from the previous soccer-ban on hijabs, which are worn frequently in international soccer clubs with no demonstratable risk to the player or others.
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In La Commune, the actors, many residents of working-class neighborhoods not dissimilar from the ones that bred the Communards, break character to discuss their roles.
He Saw It Coming 2008
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Bolivia has been in the international press recently as the Santa Cruz department voted on an autonomy referendum (not terribly dissimilar from the relative autonomy US states enjoy) that it hopes will grant it more power to allocate its own resources from the oil and agriculturally rich eastern region of the country.
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Morrow proved equally skillful in negotiating a new agreement, not too dissimilar from the Bucareli Accords.
The Mexican Revolution - consolidation (1920–40) part 2 2008
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Morrow proved equally skillful in negotiating a new agreement, not too dissimilar from the Bucareli Accords.
The Mexican Revolution - consolidation (1920–40) part 2 2008
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Not too dissimilar from the bland generalizations expounded in a horoscope.
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