| Main Entry: | heterogeneity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variety |
Synonyms: |
array, assortment, change, collection, combo, conglomeration, cross section, departure, discrepancy, disparateness, divergency, diverseness, diversification, diversity, fluctuation, heterogeneousness, incongruity, intermixture, many-sidedness, medley, mi |
| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
Synonyms: |
adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, converse, differentiation, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil, heterogeneity, incompatibility, incongruousness, inconsistency, inequality, inverse, oppositeness, opposition, reverse, unlikeness, variance, variation |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
Antonyms: |
agreement, conformity, copy, equality, facsimile, homogeneousness, likeness, similarity, uniformity, unity |
| 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 |
Antonyms: |
accord, agreement, alikeness, concurrence, conformity, likeness, sameness, similarity, uniformity |
| 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: | diversity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variety, difference |
Synonyms: |
assortment, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, divergence, diverseness, diversification, heterogeneity, medley, mixed bag, multeity, multifariousness, multiformity, multiplicity, range, unlikeness, variance, variegation, variousness |
Antonyms: |
identicalness, sameness, similarity, uniformity |
| Main Entry: | variety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
Synonyms: |
array, assortment, change, collection, combo, conglomeration, cross section, departure, discrepancy, disparateness, divergency, diversification, diversity, fluctuation, heterogeneity, incongruity, intermixture, many-sidedness, medley, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, modification, multifariousness, multiplicity, mélange, potpourri, range, shift, soup, stew, variance, variation |
Antonyms: |
uniformity |
| Main Entry: | diverseness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variety |
Synonyms: |
assortment, diversification, diversity, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, miscellaneousness, multifariousness, variegation, variousness |
| Main Entry: | diversification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variety |
Synonyms: |
assortment, change, diverseness, diversity, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, miscellaneousness, multifariousness, variegation, variousness |
| Main Entry: | heterogeneousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variety |
Synonyms: |
array, assortment, change, collection, combo, conglomeration, cross section, departure, discrepancy, disparateness, divergency, diverseness, diversification, diversity, fluctuation, heterogeneity, incongruity, intermixture, many-sidedness, medley, miscel |
| Main Entry: | miscellaneousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variety |
Synonyms: |
array, assortment, change, collection, combo, conglomeration, cross section, departure, discrepancy, disparateness, divergency, diverseness, diversification, diversity, fluctuation, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, incongruity, intermixture, many-sidedness, medley, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, modification, multifariousness, multiformity, multiplicity, mélange, potpourri, range, shift, soup, stew, variance, variation, variegation, variousness |