| Main Entry: | diverge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go in different directions |
Synonyms: |
bend, bifurcate, branch, branch off, depart, deviate, digress, divagate, divaricate, divide, excurse, fork, part, radiate, ramble, separate, split, spread, stray, swerve, veer, wander |
Antonyms: |
agree, converge, join, parallel |
| Main Entry: | diverge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be different from; be at odds |
Synonyms: |
argue, conflict, contrast, depart, deviate, differ, digress, disagree, disapprove, dissent, oppose, stray, swerve, turn aside, vary, wander |
Antonyms: |
agree, concur |
| Main Entry: | branch off/branch out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend beyond main part |
Synonyms: |
add to, develop, diverge, diversify, divide, enlarge, expand, extend, fork, grow, increase, multiply, part, proliferate, ramify, separate, spread out |
Antonyms: |
lessen, shrink |
| Main Entry: | change |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become different |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, adapt, adjust, alter, alternate, commute, convert, diminish, diverge, diversify, evolve, fluctuate, make innovations, make over, merge, metamorphose, moderate, modify, modulate, mutate, naturalize, recondition, redo, reduce, reform, regenerate, remake, remodel, renovate, reorganize, replace, resolve, restyle, revolutionize, shape, shift, substitute, tamper with, temper, transfigure, transform, translate, transmute, transpose, turn, vacillate, vary, veer, warp |
Antonyms: |
continue, hold, keep, persist, remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare, differ |
Synonyms: |
balance, be a foil to, be contrary to, be dissimilar, be diverse, be unlike, be variable, bracket, collate, conflict, contradict, depart, deviate, differentiate, disagree, distinguish, diverge, hang, hold a candle to, match up, mismatch, oppose, separate, set in opposition, set off, stack up against, stand out, vary, weigh |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
Antonyms: |
accord, agree, be alike, be equal, be similar, coincide, concur, conform |
| Main Entry: | deflect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bounce off; turn aside |
Synonyms: |
avert, bend, cover up, curve, deviate, disperse, diverge, divert, fend, glance off, hold off, hook, keep off, parry, pivot, ricochet, sheer, shy, sidetrack, slew, slip, swerve, twist, veer, volte-face, wheel, whip, whirl, wind |
| Main Entry: | deviate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stray from normal path |
Synonyms: |
aberrate, angle off, avert, bear off, bend, bend the rules, break pattern, circumlocate, contrast, deflect, depart, depart from, differ, digress, divagate, diverge, drift, edge off, err, get around, go amiss, go haywire, go off on tangent, go out of control, go out of way, leave beaten path, not conform, part, shy, swerve, swim against stream, take a turn, turn, turn aside, vary, veer, wander |
Antonyms: |
go straight, keep, stay |
| Main Entry: | differ |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be dissimilar, distinct |
Synonyms: |
alter, be distinguished from, be off the beaten path, be unlike, bear no resemblance, clash with, conflict with, contradict, contrast, depart from, deviate from, digress, disagree, divaricate from, diverge, diversify, jar with, lack resemblance, modify, not conform, not look like, qualify, reverse, run counter to, show contrast, sing a different tune, stand apart, take exception, turn, vary |
Antonyms: |
agree, be same, conform |
| Main Entry: | disagree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be different |
Synonyms: |
be discordant, be dissimilar, clash, conflict, contradict, counter, depart, deviate, differ, discord, disharmonize, dissent, diverge, run counter to, vary, war |
Antonyms: |
agree, coincide, harmonize |
| Main Entry: | fork |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go separate ways |
Synonyms: |
angle, bifurcate, branch off, branch out, divaricate, diverge, divide, part, split |
Antonyms: |
join |