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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