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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A nature area includes a sensory path designed with the unique needs of neurologically divergent children in mind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Most of that was Verstappen overtaking other cars, albeit a small number pitted out of his way on divergent strategies.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

BEIJING—President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping head into the final day of their summit with strikingly divergent stories to tell.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Rarely have the possible outcomes for the economy been so dramatically divergent as those laid out by Lazar and Weinberg.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

And I didn’t know that the enthalpy decrease in a converging passage could be transformed into jet kinetic energy if a divergent passage was added.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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