different

different
adj.
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound, taste
ADVERB
very
far

This is a far different movie from his previous one.

clearly, distinctly, markedly, significantly, strikingly, substantially, vastly
dramatically, drastically (esp. AmE), fundamentally, radically

This school is radically different from most others.

altogether, completely, entirely, quite, totally
whole

That's a whole different matter.

rather, somewhat
slightly
subtly

The tune returns in a subtly different guise.

materially, qualitatively
refreshingly

a refreshingly different approach to language learning

PREPOSITION
from

Human beings are different from other animals.

to (BrE)

Their customs are very different to ours.

than (AmE)

The movie's different than the original book.

Different is used with these nouns: ↑age, ↑approach, ↑arrangement, ↑background, ↑category, ↑circumstance, ↑complexion, ↑conception, ↑context, ↑country, ↑degree, ↑dimension, ↑direction, ↑discipline, ↑ending, ↑era, ↑face, ↑facet, ↑fashion, ↑fate, ↑form, ↑frequency, ↑interpretation, ↑kind, ↑matter, ↑method, ↑occasion, ↑opinion, ↑outcome, ↑outlook, ↑part, ↑path, ↑perspective, ↑planet, ↑point of view, ↑position, ↑possibility, ↑pronunciation, ↑proportion, ↑proposition, ↑respect, ↑role, ↑route, ↑scenario, ↑slant, ↑sort, ↑sound, ↑source, ↑species, ↑spelling, ↑spin, ↑standpoint, ↑strand, ↑strategy, ↑subject, ↑tack, ↑texture, ↑turn, ↑use, ↑variety, ↑viewpoint, ↑way, ↑world

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