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Disparate vs. Dissimilar — What's the Difference?

Disparate vs. Dissimilar — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Disparate and Dissimilar

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Disparate

Essentially different in kind; not able to be compared
They inhabit disparate worlds of thought

Dissimilar

Unlike; different.

Disparate

Things so unlike that there is no basis for comparison.

Dissimilar

Not similar; unalike; different

Disparate

Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
"This mixture of apparently disparate materials—scandal and spiritualism, current events and eternal recurrences—is not promising on the face of it" (Garry Wills).
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Dissimilar

Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features.
This part very dissimilar to any other.

Disparate

Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements
A disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.

Dissimilar

Not similar;
A group of very dissimilar people
A pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm
Their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own
Took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem

Disparate

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
The board of the company was decidedly disparate, with no two members from the same social or economic background.

Dissimilar

Not alike or similar;
As unalike as two people could be

Disparate

Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs

Dissimilar

Not like; marked by dissimilarity;
For twins they are very unlike
People are profoundly different

Disparate

Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.

Disparate

Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.

Disparate

Unequal; dissimilar; separate.
Connecting disparate thoughts, purely by means of resemblances in the words expressing them.

Disparate

Pertaining to two coördinate species or divisions.

Disparate

Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind;
Such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing
Disparate ideas

Disparate

Including markedly dissimilar elements;
A disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers

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