Different and Same

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Different adjective - Being not of the same kind.

Usage example: how are plantains different from bananas?

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Same is an antonym for different in topics: separate, miscellaneous, dissimilar.

Same adjective - Resembling another in every respect.

Usage example: I bought the same shirt at the mall for five dollars less

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Different is an antonym for same in topics: identical, alike, unchanging.

Nearby Word: sameness

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