disparate

[dis-per-it, dih-spar-]

adjective

1. distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar.

   disparate ideas.

   Synonyms: unlike, incommensurable, divergent, separate

disparate

/ ˈdɪspərɪt /

adjective

1. utterly different or distinct in kind

noun

1. (plural) unlike things or people

Other Word Forms

• disparately adverb
• disparateness noun
• nondisparate adjective
• nondisparately adverb
• nondisparateness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disparate¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin disparātus “separated,” past participle of disparāre “to separate,” from dis- dis- ¹ + parāre “to make ready” ( pare )

Word History and Origins

Origin of disparate¹

C16: from Latin disparāre to divide, from _dis- ¹ + parāre to prepare; also influenced by Latin dispar unequal

Example Sentences

Canada's domestic rugby scene is tiny compared to England's, limited to a university scene and disparate clubs across a vast nation.

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De Baca knew from personal experience that there was an urgent need for these disparate, often hidden archives to be made widely available.

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Of course, facts are important, but they don’t necessarily reveal anything; it is the biographer’s folly to ascribe deeper meaning to them, to extrapolate truth from a disparate series of events.

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The lawsuit also alleges the former Orange County prosecutor faced “hostility and disparate treatment” at the hands of former supervising Deputy Dist.

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It also showed off Kirk's ability to bring together disparate wings of the Make America Great Again movement - members of Congress, dark arts strategists like Roger Stone and conspiracy-obsessed social media influencers.

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Related Words

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• discordant 
• dissimilar 
• distinct 
• divergent 
• diverse 
• various