COMPARING Antonyms

• unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

• distinctly separate from the first

• differing from all others; not ordinary

• distinct or separate

• fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

• including markedly dissimilar elements

• not similar

• not alike or similar

• easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined

• (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality

• constituting a separate entity or part

• recognizable; marked

• clearly or sharply defined to the mind

• tending to move apart in different directions

• diverging from another or from a standard

• independent; not united or joint

• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

• a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

• standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

• separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

• have the connection undone; having become separate

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• force, take, or pull apart

• mark as different

• separate into parts or portions

• divide into components or constituents

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• make a division or separation

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• treat differently on the basis of sex or race

• move or break apart

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

• marked by diversity or difference

• mark as different

• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

• calculate a derivative; take the derivative

• become different during development

• evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

• become distinct and acquire a different character

• be different

• be of different opinions

• mark as different

• detect with the senses

• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

• make conspicuous or noteworthy

• identify as in botany or biology, for example