differently

1. 1.

   in another and different manner

   “very soon you will know differently”

   “she thought otherwise”

   “there is no way out other than the fire escape”

   Synonymsotherwise

Questions about differently

What does differently mean?

differently means "in another and different manner".

How many syllables are in differently?

differently has 3 syllables: dif-ferent-ly. The stress falls on "dif". In IPA it is /ˈdɪfɹəntli/.

What is another word for differently?

Close synonyms include otherwise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is differently a common word?

differently is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.