differing

ADJECTIVE

discrepant

Synonyms

WEAK

at variance conflicting contradictory contrary different disconsonant discordant disparate dissonant divergent diverse incompatible incongruent incongruous inconsistent inconsonant unmixable varying

Antonyms

WEAK

agreeing concurring consistent harmonious

ADJECTIVE

dissonant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discordant incongruous

WEAK

anomalous at variance disagreeing disconsonant discrepant dissentient incompatible incongruent inconsistent inconsonant irreconcilable irregular sour note unmixable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

harmonious

WEAK

coinciding compatible complementary concordant consonant similar

ADJECTIVE

diverse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disparate distinct divergent diversified varied

WEAK

assorted contradictory contrary contrasted contrasting contrastive discrete dissimilar distant diversiform incommensurable like night and day manifold miscellaneous mixed bag multifarious opposite separate several sundry unalike unequal unlike varying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

like same similar

WEAK

alike conforming identical parallel uniform

ADJECTIVE

heretical

Synonyms

WEAK

agnostic apostate atheistic disagreeing dissenting dissentive dissident freethinking heterodox iconoclastic idolatrous impious infidel misbelieving miscreant nonconformist revisionist schismatic sectarian skeptical unbelieving

Antonyms

WEAK

orthodox

ADJECTIVE

incongruent

Synonyms

WEAK

at variance conflicting contradictory contrary different disconsonant discordant disparate dissonant divergent diverse incompatible incongruous inconsistent inconsonant unmixable varying

ADJECTIVE

opposite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adverse antagonistic antithetical contradictory paradoxical reversed

STRONG

antipodal contrary counter facing hostile independent inverse obverse reverse separate

WEAK

antipodean contrapositive contrasted corresponding crosswise diametric diametrically opposed different dissimilar diverse flip-side fronting inconsistent inimical irreconcilable opposed ornery polar repugnant retrograde unalike unconnected unrelated unsimilar violative vis-à-vis

Antonyms

STRONG

agreeing similar

WEAK

compatible like

ADJECTIVE

parenthetic

Synonyms

WEAK

departing detouring discursive excursive parenthetical rambling tangential

ADJECTIVE

quarreling

Synonyms

STRONG

bickering conflicting fighting squabbling

WEAK

at odds discordant in disagreement inharmonious

ADJECTIVE

ranging

Synonyms

STRONG

extending fluctuating shifting

ADJECTIVE

unequal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

uneven

WEAK

disparate dissimilar distant divergent diverse incommensurate like night and day mismatched not uniform odd poles apart unalike unequivalent unlike unmatched unsimilar variable various varying weird

Antonyms

WEAK

balanced equal even identical level matched same similar

ADJECTIVE

uneven

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bumpy irregular odd patchy rough spotty unbalanced unequal unsteady

WEAK

asperous asymmetrical broken changeable craggy discrepant disparate disproportionate fitful fluctuating harsh ill-matched intermittent jagged jerky leftover lopsided nonsymmetrical not flat not level not parallel notched off-balance one-sided overbalanced remaining rugged scabrous scraggy serrate spasmodic unfair unlevel unsmooth unsymmetrical variable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

balanced even level matched regular similar smooth stable

WEAK

continuous

ADJECTIVE

variant

Synonyms

STRONG

alternative

WEAK

derived divergent exceptional modified various varying

Antonyms

WEAK

agreeing same similar

ADJECTIVE

varying

Synonyms

STRONGEST

changeable changing fluctuating shifting

STRONG

alternating deviating vacillating waffling wavering

WEAK

flexible inconstant irregular uncertain unstable unsteady volatile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fixed stable

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Ares Capital’s portfolio includes 60% first-lien loans, differing from the 80% average for BDCs.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer travel season, which might mean differing plans for who’s hitting the road.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Worth Girvan and Gaspar have differing takes on Inside Safe, the mayor’s program to move people out of encampments and into interim housing, such as hotel and motel rooms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

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From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

What significance, if any, do the continents’ differing dates of settlement have for subsequent history?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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