| Main Entry: | divergent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | differing |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, antithetical, atypical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, deviating, different, disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distant, diverging, diverse, factional, factious, irregular, off-key, opposite, poles apart, separate, unalike, unequal, unlike, unnatural, unsimilar, untypical, variant, various |
Antonyms: |
agreeing, convergent, similar |
| Main Entry: | sectarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | narrow-minded, exclusive |
Synonyms: |
bigoted, clannish, cliquish, dissident, doctrinaire, dogmatic, factional, fanatic, fanatical, hidebound, insular, limited, local, nonconforming, nonconformist, parochial, partisan, provincial, rigid, schismatic, skeptical, small-town, splinter |
| Notes: | sectarian means of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects, while secular means not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body or not religious or spiritual in nature |
Antonyms: |
broad, broad-minded, liberal, nonsectarian |
| Main Entry: | sectional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | localized, divided |
Synonyms: |
exclusive, factional, local, narrow, partial, regional, selfish, separate, separatist |
Antonyms: |
general, universal, widespread |