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

Indeed, gathering disparate genres, styles and niches in one place was what made this scene unique.

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Could their personalities be too disparate for them to make a dream team?

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Across California “there has been no finding by any judge of disparate sentencing” as outlined by the law, according to Michael S. Romano, director of the Stanford Law project.

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“So that leads you to people with disparate views.”

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Instead, it is an agglomeration of mutually exclusive cultures established separately on the continent at different times by different peoples, each based on its own disparate “habits, beliefs, customs, values, and ideals.”

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Related Words

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