The difference between Different and Disparate

When used as nouns, different means the different ideal, whereas disparate means any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.

When used as adjectives, different means not the same, whereas disparate means composed of inherently different or distinct elements.

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  1. Different as an adjective:

    Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

  2. Different as an adjective:

    Various, assorted, diverse.

  3. Different as an adjective:

    Distinct, separate; .

    Examples:

    "Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time."

  4. Different as an adjective:

    Unlike most others; unusual.

  1. Different as a noun (mathematics):

    The different ideal.

  1. Disparate as an adjective:

    Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

    Examples:

    "The board of the company was decidedly disparate, with no two members from the same social or economic background."

  2. Disparate as an adjective:

    Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs; also, less properly, utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common genus.

  1. Disparate as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):

    Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.

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