Dissimilar
Dissimilar adjective - Being not of the same kind.
Original and dissimilar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Original" instead an adjective "Dissimilar".
Original
Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Dissimilar and original are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dissimilar" instead an adjective "Original".
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Alternately, it's not too dissimilar to what the original Kamen Rider did very early on, and even Doras' shapeshifting isn't out of character for 70's Rider monsters.
Source: Film / Kamen Rider ZO -
Author Avatar: Ronnie himself, as the description on the characters page states "This cartoon representation of the author is like the original in too many ways, and not dissimilar by nearly enough".
Source: Webcomic / Whomp! -
The King and I incorporates many of the original songs and characters from the Rodgers and Hammerstein play of the same name that it was based on, but in trying to be kid-friendly introduced many plot elements, comic relief, and supporting characters that made it jarringly dissimilar from the play.
Source: In-Name-Only
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