differently
/ˈdɪf(ə)rəntli/
adverbdif · fer · ent · ly
Think: "DIFF + ER + ENT + LY" — if you do it in a DIFFerENT way, you do it differentLY.
Yes, it's differently. Don’t drop the second “e”: it’s different + ly → differentLY (…ent + ly, not …ntly).
Definition
- adverbIn a different way; not the same as something else.
Examples
- “The twins look alike, but they act differently in class.”
- “Try holding the pencil differently to make your handwriting clearer.”
- “People from different places may solve the same problem differently.”
Synonyms
otherwisedistinctlyunequallyin another waydiversely
Antonyms
similarlyalike
Translations
ES de manera diferentePT de forma diferenteFR différemment
Common misspellings
difrentlydifferentleydifferntlydifferantlydiferentlydifferentlydifferentlly
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