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Definition of divergence : Alt. of Divergency

Synonyms:

going, difference of opinion, division, going away, exit, irrelevancy, aside, deviance, assemble, excursus, expiration, disunion, parenthesis, approach, remainder, discrimination, divergency, tangent, schism, contrariety, dissension, variability, leaving, same, ramification, loss, release, dispute, variant, divagation, dissonance, variableness, excursion, correct, disagreement, deflexion, passing, discrepance, diversion

contrast, dissemblance, asymmetry, inequality, mismatch, distinctness, contradiction, disparity, variance, change, counterpoint, disunity, mutation, conflict, diversity, variety, clash, alteration, discrepancy

refraction, digression, shift, variation, diffraction, drift, departure, deflection

deviation, uniqueness, aberration, curiosity, uncommonness, impropriety, irregularity, exception, quirkiness, funniness, singularity, derangement, incompatibility, eccentricity, abnormality, nonconformity, incongruity, outlandishness, peculiarity, strangeness, oddity, freakishness, unconventionality, anomaly, idiosyncrasy, unfamiliarity

dissimilarity, heterogeneously, aberrance, unlikeness, distinction, discordance, difference, non-uniformity, dissimilitude, inconsistency

discord, disaccord, multifariousness, diverseness

divarication

by-pass, detour

fuzziness, brokenness, laxness, incoherence, inconsistence, looseness, disarticulation, disjointedness, non-cohesiveness

disintegration, diffusion, dissolution, dispersion, disbursement, detachment, evanescence, dispersal, evaporation, radiation, scattering, separation, disconnection, dislocation, disjunction, breakup, distribution

diversification

Usage examples:

• The physiological sketch given by Statius in the twenty- fifth canto, introduced to account for the spiritual body, is in logical order an introduction to Dante’ s ethics and psychology; and is remarkable both in its agreement with Aristotle and its divergence from him. - "Dante: His Times and His Work", Arthur John Butler.
• But as to the wisdom of giving battle on the Antietam, after the fall of Harper's Ferry, there was no divergence of opinion between Lee and his lieutenant. - "Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War", G. F. R. Henderson.
• There were those in L'Houmeau who said that this divergence between the brothers was more apparent than real. - "Eve and David", Honore de Balzac.