Different and Selfsame

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Different

Different adjective - Being not of the same kind.
Usage example: how are plantains different from bananas?
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Selfsame is an antonym for different.
Nearby Words: difference, differentiate, differing, differential, differently

Selfsame

Selfsame adjective - Being one and not another.
Usage example: that's the selfsame man who once helped me
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Different is an antonym for selfsame.
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  • Judge, Jury, and Executioner In an episode of Garfield and Friends, Jon is stopped by a Corrupt Hick for driving faster than the posted limit of 8 mph (incidentally obscured by overgrowth.) The selfsame sheriff that arrests him proceeds to prosecute him, defend him, judge him, and act as several different members of the jury.
    Source: Judge, Jury, and Executioner
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