These disparate interests work against regional planning and promote sprawl.
Two atmospheric scientists have now resolved these seemingly disparate trends.
She cautions against going overboard with too many disparate shades.
This is based on an erroneous reading of various disparate public records.
The theory is born of a marriage of two disparate fields.
Before smart missiles and iPhones, electronic devices choked on the hefty tubes required to connect disparate transistors.
The crowd was a disparate group.
He is also pressing forward with plans to gather together his disparate supporters into a single revolutionary organisation.
The statistics on disparate treatment are staggering.
It weaves together two seemingly disparate tales into a stunning conclusion.
British Dictionary definitions for disparate
disparate
/ˈdɪspərɪt/
adjective
1.
utterly different or distinct in kind
noun
2.
(pl) unlike things or people
Derived Forms
disparately, adverb disparateness, noun
Word Origin
C16: from Latin disparāre to divide, from dis-1 + parāre to prepare; also influenced by Latin dispar unequal
Word Origin and History for disparate
adj.
c.1600, "unlike in kind," from Latin disparatus, past participle of disparare "divide, separate," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + parare "get ready, prepare" (see pare); meaning influenced by Latin dispar "unequal, unlike." Related: Disparately; disparateness.