Tra từ different - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 A is not B
2 A is not exactly like B
3 A is completely different from B
see also CHANGE, SAME

1 A is not B
- different from the one or ones that have already been mentioned or understood: other/another
'Is she doing linguistics?' 'No, she's taking some other course, but I'm not sure what.' ◎ If you don't like it, get another one.
- completely different: separate
It happened on three separate occasions. ◎ We sat at separate tables.
- all the others: the rest
We'll have one chocolate each and keep the rest for later.
Note: after words formed with 'any-', 'no-', or 'some-', and after question words, you can say that sb/sth is different by adding else
There's nothing on television. Let's find something else to do. ◎ Who else do you know here?

2 A is not exactly like B
- not the same: different (from/to sb/sth) (AmE also different than sb/sth), dissimilar (from/to sb/sth)
My brother and I have very different characters. ◎ The street seemed very different from what I remembered. ◎ The survey showed quite dissimilar attitudes between the rich and the poor.
- not the same as: unlike sb/sth
The soup tasted unlike anything I had ever eaten before.
- different in size, amount, level, etc: unequal
It was an unequal contest because he was a better player than me. ◎ unequal sizes
- to be different: differ (from sb/sth)
How does life in Britain differ from life in Italy?
- the way in which, or the amount by which, people or things are not the same: difference (in sth), difference (between A and B) (noun C/U)
There's not much difference in price but there's a huge difference in quality. ◎ There are obvious differences between our lives and theirs.
- clearly different: distinct (from sb/sth); a clear difference: distinction (between A and B).
Mozart's musical style is quite distinct from Beethoven's. ◎ There is a clear distinction between British English and American English.
- clearly different and easy to recognize: distinctive
She wore a distinctive red hat and was easy to spot in the crowd.
- a clear difference between people or things that is seen when they are compared: contrast (noun C/U); adjective: contrasting
I noticed a great contrast between the two writers. ◎ contrasting styles
- to be clearly different: contrast (with sth)
Their attitudes to work contrast greatly. Jim loves his job, and John doesn't like work at all.
- (used about a number of things) to be different from each other: vary; noun (C/U): variation; adjective: various
The size of the classes vary from ten to twenty students. ◎ There might be a slight variation in the price from shop to shop. ◎ We sell hats in various sizes and colours.
- something that is only a little different from sth else is a variation (on/of sth)
It's not a new style, it's just a variation on an older one.
- the quality of not being the same: variety (noun U)
There's not much variety in the houses around here.
- a number of things which are different from each other: variety (of sth) (noun singular)
There's a large variety of wildlife in this area. ◎ It's a beautiful garden, with an amazing variety of unusual plants.
- if several different types of people or things are together, they are mixed, miscellaneous; noun: mixture
mixed nuts ◎ a miscellaneous collection of photographs ◎ a mixture of nationalities
※ showing or telling the difference
- to see how two or more people or things are different: tell* the difference (between A and B), distinguish between A and B, distinguish A from B
Can you tell the difference between butter and margarine? ◎ to distinguish right from wrong/between right and wrong
- if you can tell the difference between two people or things, they are distinguishable
The male bird is distinguishable from the female by the colour of its beak.
- to make sb/sth different from others: distinguish A (from B)
We distinguished the copies from the original by putting a red mark in the corner.
- to show the difference between people or things: draw*/make* a distinction between A and B
Let's draw a distinction between writing for pleasure and writing for your living.
- to see or show how sb/sth is similar to or different from sb/sth else: compare A and B, compare A with/to B; noun (C/U): comparison
If you compare them carefully, you'll see that this one is much better made. ◎ Let's make a comparison between the two methods.
- to compare people or things in order to show the differences between them: contrast A and/with B
The film contrasts his poor childhood with his later life as a millionaire.
※ comparing and contrasting COMPARE/CONTRAST

3 A is completely different from B
- as different as possible: opposite; a word or sth that is as different as possible from sth: opposite (of sth)
the opposite sex ◎ Ugly is the opposite of beautiful. ◎ Black and white are opposites.
- the opposite of what you expect or what you have just said: reverse
I thought the job would be very relaxing, but it was just the reverse.
- completely different from sth: contrary to sth
Contrary to what I had been told, the job turned out to be quite easy.
- when the opposite of sth is true, you can say on the contrary
'You look terrible today. Are you ill?' 'On the contrary, I've never felt better.'
※ MORE ...
- completely new and different: revolutionary; to make sth completely different: revolutionize sth
The Internet is a revolutionary way of communicating with people. ◎ This tool will revolutionize gardening.