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    dissimilar
    dis‧sim‧i‧lar AC /dɪˈsɪmələ, dɪˈsɪmɪlə, dɪsˈsɪ- $ -ər/ adjective
     Word Family: noun: similarity ≠ dissimilarity; adverb: similarly; adjective: similar ≠ dissimilar
    not the same
       OPP  similar
        dissimilar to
        Madonna’s career is not dissimilar to (=is quite similar to) Cher’s.
    —dissimilarity /dɪˌsɪməˈlærəti, dɪˌsɪmɪˈlærəti, dɪsˌsɪ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
        dissimilarities between the US and Britain
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ different if something or someone is different, they are not like something or someone else, or they are not like they were before: You look different. Have you had your hair cut? | We’ve painted the door a different colour. | The cultures of the two countries are very different.
       ▪ unique very different, special, or unusual and the only one of its kind. Don’t use words such as very before unique: The book is certainly very rare, and possibly unique. | the unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands
       ▪ distinctive having a special feature or appearance that makes something different from other things, and makes it easy to recognize: Male birds have distinctive blue and yellow markings.
       ▪ unlike [prep] completely different from a particular person or thing: In Britain, unlike the United States, the government provides health care.
       ▪ have nothing in common if two people have nothing in common, they do not have the same interests or opinions and therefore cannot form a friendly relationship: Apart from the fact that we went to the same school, we have absolutely nothing in common.
       ▪ there’s no/little resemblance used when saying that two people or things seem very different: There’s no resemblance between the two sisters at all. | The final product bore no resemblance to the original proposal (=it was very different).
       ▪ dissimilar formal not the same as something else: These four politically dissimilar states have all signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation.
       ▪ be like chalk and cheese British English informal if two people are like chalk and cheese, they are completely different: It’s hard to believe that they’re brothers – they’re like chalk and cheese!
       ▪ be (like) apples and oranges American English informal used when saying that two people or things are very different: You can't compare residential and commercial real estate markets. It's apples and oranges. | Obama and Romney are apples and oranges. | Comparing homemade soup to canned soup is really comparing apples and oranges.