completely different — totally not the same
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
Used to say that two or more things are not alike in any way.
Say it like a native
Textbook These two are entirely dissimilar in every respect.
Native They're completely different.
'Entirely dissimilar in every respect' is stiff and redundant; 'completely different' says it all.
Pattern: be + completely different (from/to)
In use
- The two sisters have completely different personalities.daily life
- In my opinion, studying abroad is a completely different experience compared to learning in your home country.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ Now it's completely different with last year.
✓ Now it's completely different from last year.
'Different FROM' (BrE also 'to') — not 'different with'.
Common collocations
completely different— from, story, approach, ballgame
Don't confuse it
'Completely different' is much stronger than 'a bit different' or just 'different'.