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divergent

[dih-vur-juhnt, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜr dʒənt, daɪ- /
ADJECTIVE
differing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atypical conflicting contradictory contrary different disparate dissimilar diverse various
STRONG
diverging
WEAK
aberrant abnormal anomalous antithetical deviating disagreeing dissonant distant factional factious irregular off-key opposite poles apart separate unalike unequal unlike unnatural unsimilar untypical variant
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeing alike conforming correspondent equal harmonious homogeneous like normal same similar standard uniform
WEAK
convergent

Example Sentences

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But in terms of their overall quality, the two films couldn’t be more divergent.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Economists are wrestling with two divergent scenarios for the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Her style is confrontational and seemingly fearless, often provoking hugely divergent reactions from critics and fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Some AI systems, including GPT-4, exceeded average human scores on tasks designed to measure divergent linguistic creativity.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

Their approaches to physics were divergent: Lawrence was an experimentalist nonpareil, Teller a profoundly intuitive theorist.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik