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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict, disagreement |
| Synonyms: | alterity, contrariety, difference, discordance, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, dissonance, distinction, divergence, divergency, error, far cry, incongruity, inconsistency, miscalculation, otherness, split, unlikeness, variance, variation |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concordance, concurrence, consistency, harmony, parity |
| Main Entry: | deviation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change, departure |
| Synonyms: | aberration, alteration, anomaly, breach, crotch, deflection, detour, difference, digression, discrepancy, disparity, divergence, diversion, fluctuation, fork, hereticism, inconsistency, irregularity, modification, shift, transgression, turning, variance, variation |
| Antonyms: | conformity, sameness, straightforwardness, uniformity |
| Main Entry: | difference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dissimilarity, distinctness |
| Synonyms: | aberration, alteration, anomaly, antithesis, asymmetry, change, characteristic, contrariety, contrariness, contrast, departure, deviation, digression, discongruity, discrepancy, disparity, dissemblance, distinction, divergence, diversity, exception, heterogeneity, idiosyncrasy, inequality, irregularity, nonconformity, opposition, particularity, peculiarity, separateness, separation, singularity, unconformity, unlikeness, unorthodoxness, variance, variation, variety |
| Notes: | deference is a courteous expression of regard or respect, while difference is the quality of being unlike or dissimilar deferential means showing courteous expression of regard or respect; difference is the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; differential means relating to or showing a difference or the quality of the difference between similar things |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, alikeness, concurrence, conformity, likeness, sameness, similarity, uniformity |
| Main Entry: | disagreement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference, unlikeness |
| Synonyms: | clash, disaccord, discordance, discrepancy, disharmonism, disharmony, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, divergence, divergency, diversity, incompatibility, incongruity, incongruousness, inconsistency, variance |
| Antonyms: | agreement, likeness, sameness, similarity |
| Main Entry: | disparity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
| Synonyms: | alterity, discrepancy, disproportion, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divergence, divergency, diverseness, gap, imbalance, imparity, incongruity, inequality, otherness, unevenness, unlikeness, variation |
| Antonyms: | alikeness, equality, likeness, sameness, similarity |
| Main Entry: | disproportion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | imbalance |
| Synonyms: | asymmetry, difference, discrepancy, disparity, imparity, inadequacy, inequality, insufficiency, irregularity, lopsidedness, unevenness, unsuitableness |
| Antonyms: | balance, equality, evenness, parity, proportion |
| Main Entry: | dissimilarity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unlikeness |
| Synonyms: | alterity, contrast, difference, discord, discordance, discrepancy, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilitude, distance, distinction, divarication, divergence, divergency, diversity, heterogeneity, incomparability, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, nonuniformity, offset, otherness, separation, severance, unrelatedness, variance, variation |
| Antonyms: | compatibility, equality, likeness, relatedness, sameness, similarity |
| Main Entry: | dissonance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
| Synonyms: | antagonism, conflict, contention, controversy, difference, disaccord, discord, discrepancy, disharmony, disparity, dissension, dissidence, incongruity, inconsistency, strife, variance |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concord, harmony |
| Main Entry: | distinction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | differentiation; feature |
| Synonyms: | acumen, acuteness, alterity, analysis, characteristic, clearness, contrast, diagnosis, difference, differential, discernment, discrepancy, discreteness, discretion, discrimination, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, divergence, divergency, division, earmark, estimation, individuality, judgment, mark, marking, nicety, otherness, particularity, peculiarity, penetration, perception, qualification, quality, refinement, sensitivity, separation, sharpness, tact, unlikeness |
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