Synonyms: various, several, respective
Definition: considered individually
Usage: the respective club members; specialists in their several fields; the various reports all agreed
Similar words: individual, single
Definition: being or characteristic of a single thing or person
Usage: individual drops of rain; please mark the individual pages; they went their individual ways
Synonyms: several
Definition: distinct and individual
Usage: three several times
Similar words: different
Definition: unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
Usage: took different approaches to the problem; came to a different conclusion; different parts of the country; on different sides of the issue; this meeting was different from the earlier one
Synonyms: several
Definition: (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
Usage: several letters came in the mail; several people were injured in the accident
Similar words: some
Definition: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
Usage: have some milk; some roses were still blooming; having some friends over; some apples; some paper