disparate

UK: /ˈdɪspərət/

US: /ˈdɪspərɪt, dɪˈspær-/

US: (dis′pər it, di spar′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

dis•pa•rate /ˈdɪspərɪt, dɪˈspær-/   adj. 

1. relating to or marked by disparity:
   It was surprising to hear such disparate views from members of the same family.

See -pare-¹.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

dis•pa•rate  (dis′pər it, di spar′-), adj. 

1. distinct in kind;
   essentially different;
   dissimilar:
   disparate ideas.

• Latin disparātus separated (past participle of disparāre), equivalent. to dis- dis-¹ + par(āre) to prepare (see pare) + -ātus -ate¹
• 1580–90

dis′pa•rate•ly, adv. 
dis′pa•rate•ness, n. 
Synonyms

separate, divergent, incommensurable, unlike.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

disparate / ˈdɪspərɪt/ adjective

1. utterly different or distinct in kind

noun

1. (plural) unlike things or people

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin disparāre to divide, from dis-¹ + parāre to prepare; also influenced by Latin dispar unequal

ˈdisparately adverb

ˈdisparateness noun