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

  1. 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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