100 Best Synonyms for “Different”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Aberrant	Departing from the usual.
2.	Akin to none	Not comparable to others.
3.	Alien	Strange; unfamiliar.
4.	Altered	Changed from an earlier state.
5.	Alternative	Other option; not the same.
6.	Another	One more; a different one.
7.	Antithetical	Directly opposed in nature.
8.	Askew	Not straight; tilted.
9.	At variance	In disagreement; not matching.
10.	Atypical	Not typical; unusual.
11.	Changed	Made unlike before.
12.	Contrary	Opposite in tendency or character.
13.	Contrasting	Showing clear differences.
14.	Crosswise	At an angle; not aligned.
15.	Cut from another cloth	Of a different type.
16.	Deviant	Straying from norms.
17.	Deviating	Turning aside from a course.
18.	Dissimilar	Not alike; unlike.
19.	Distinct	Clearly separate; not identical.
20.	Divergent	Moving apart; differing.
21.	Diverse	Varied; of many kinds.
22.	Else	Other; in addition.
23.	Elsewhere	In another place.
24.	Exceptional	Unusually good or rare.
25.	Exotic	From elsewhere; strikingly unusual.
26.	Far removed	Very unlike; distant in kind.
27.	Foreign	Not from here; unfamiliar.
28.	Fresh	New; not previously known.
29.	Heterodox	Not conforming to accepted beliefs.
30.	Heterogeneous	Composed of unlike elements.
31.	Idiosyncratic	Peculiar to an individual.
32.	Incompatible	Unable to coexist or match.
33.	Incongruent	Not in harmony; mismatched.
34.	Inconsistent	Not uniform; varying.
35.	Individual	Single; distinct from others.
36.	Innovative	Introducing new ideas or methods.
37.	Irregular	Not even or standard.
38.	Jagged	Uneven; not smooth or uniform.
39.	Jarring	Abruptly discordant; unsettling.
40.	Jumbled	Mixed up; not orderly.
41.	Kaleidoscopic	Constantly changing in pattern.
42.	Left-field	Unexpected; unconventional.
43.	Lopsided	Uneven; unbalanced.
44.	Marked	Noticeably different; pronounced.
45.	Maverick	Independent; nonconforming.
46.	Miscellaneous	Of varied kinds; mixed.
47.	Modified	Changed slightly; adjusted.
48.	Multifarious	Many and varied.
49.	New	Not existing before; novel.
50.	Nonconforming	Not following accepted rules.
51.	Nonidentical	Not exactly the same.
52.	Nonstandard	Not according to standard.
53.	Not the same	Different; dissimilar.
54.	Novel	New; unusual; original.
55.	Odd	Strange; unusual.
56.	Offbeat	Unconventional; quirky.
57.	One-of-a-kind	Unique; without equal.
58.	Opposite	Completely different in direction.
59.	Other	Not this one; different.
60.	Out-of-the-ordinary	Unusual; not typical.
61.	Outlandish	Bizarre; beyond the ordinary.
62.	Outlying	Remote; apart from center.
63.	Peculiar	Strange; distinctive.
64.	Polar	Opposite in nature.
65.	Quirky	Unusually characteristic; odd.
66.	Radically unlike	Different in fundamental ways.
67.	Recast	Changed in form or role.
68.	Reconfigured	Arranged differently.
69.	Revised	Altered for improvement.
70.	Rotated	Turned to a new position.
71.	Separate	Set apart; not joined.
72.	Singular	Unique; remarkable.
73.	Special	Distinctly different; exceptional.
74.	Strange	Unfamiliar; unusual.
75.	Sui generis	Unique of its own kind.
76.	Unalike	Not alike.
77.	Uncommon	Not frequent; unusual.
78.	Unconventional	Not based on convention.
79.	Unequal	Not the same in amount.
80.	Uneven	Not level; irregular.
81.	Unfamiliar	Not known or recognized.
82.	Unidentical	Not identical; not the same.
83.	Unmatched	Without equal; not matched.
84.	Unorthodox	Not following traditional beliefs.
85.	Unprecedented	Never done or known before.
86.	Unrelated	Not connected; separate.
87.	Unsimilar	Not similar.
88.	Unusual	Not common; rare.
89.	Variant	Different form of the same thing.
90.	Varied	Showing diversity; not uniform.
91.	Varying	Changing; not consistent.
92.	Wayward	Deviating from expected course.
93.	Weird	Odd; uncanny.
94.	Wide of the mark	Not accurate; off target.
95.	Wonky	Unsteady; not quite right.
96.	Worlds apart	Extremely different.
97.	Wry	Dryly unusual; subtly ironic.
98.	Xenial	Relating to foreign guests.
99.	Xenophobic	Hostile to foreigners; othering.
100.	Xyloid	Wood-like; unlike other textures.