| Main Entry: | dissemblance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dissimilarity |
Synonyms: |
dissembling, dissimulation, unlikeness |
| Main Entry: | deceit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | practice of misleading |
Synonyms: |
ambidexterity, ambidextrousness, artifice, cheating, chicane, chicanery, cozening, craft, craftiness, cunning, deceitfulness, deception, defrauding, dirty dealing, dirty pool, dishonesty, dissemblance, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, entrapping, fraud, fraudulence, guile, hypocrisy, imposition, overreaching, pretense, slyness, smoke and mirrors, trapping, treachery, trickery, two-facedness, two-timing, underhandedness |
Antonyms: |
frankness, honesty, openness, truth, truthfulness, uprightness |
| 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: | discrepancy |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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 |
| Main Entry: | divergence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | branching out; difference |
Synonyms: |
aberration, alteration, alterity, crotch, deflection, departure, detour, deviation, digression, disagreeing, discrepancy, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divagation, divergency, diversity, division, fork, mutation, otherness, parting, radiation, ramification, separation, turning, unlikeness, variety, varying |
Antonyms: |
accord, agreement, concord, convergence, harmony, sameness |
| Main Entry: | duplicity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deception |
Synonyms: |
Judas kiss, artifice, chicanery, cunning, deceit, dirty dealing, dirty pool, dirty trick, dirty work, dishonesty, dissemblance, dissimulation, double-dealing, dualism, duality, faithlessness, falsehood, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, one-upmanship, perfidiousness, perfidy, skullduggery, stab in back, treacherousness, treachery, two-facedness, twoness |
Antonyms: |
forthrightness, honesty, trustworthiness |
| Main Entry: | guile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slyness, cleverness |
Synonyms: |
artfulness, artifice, chicanery, craft, craftiness, cunning, deceit, deception, dirty dealing, dirty pool, dirty trick, dirty work, dishonesty, dissemblance, dissimulation, double-cross, duplicity, foul play, jive, run-around, ruse, sellout, sharp practice, stab in the back, treachery, trickery, trickiness, wiliness |
Antonyms: |
artlessness, frankness, honesty, naivety, openness, sincerity |