disparate

• Décrit des choses qui sont fondamentalement différentes par leur apparence ou leur nature, et donc difficilement comparables ou semblables.

Describes things that are fundamentally different in kind or nature; not comparable.

1. Essentially differentC1formal

   Containing elements that are very different from each other; not comparable.

   disparate (différent)

   • The two cultures are so disparate that they rarely interact.
   • The report brought together disparate pieces of evidence.
   • They come from disparate backgrounds but share the same goal.

   Synonymescontrastingdiscrepantdissimilardistinctdivergentheterogeneousunlikevarious

   Antonymesalikecomparablehomogeneoussimilar

2. Dissimilar or unlikeC1formal

   Marked by a lack of similarity or connection.

   dissemblable, disparate

   • The disparate opinions of the committee made it hard to reach a decision.
   • She tried to reconcile the disparate accounts of the event.
   • The disparate elements of the design clashed visually.

   Synonymescontrastingdifferentdiscrepantdissimilardistinctdivergentdiverseincompatibleunlike

   Antonymesalikecomparablehomogeneoussimilaruniform