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| Main Entry: | variance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
| Synonyms: | about-face*, argument, change, conflict, contention, deviation, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discrepancy, dissension, dissent, dissidence, divergence, diversity, division, flip-flop*, fluctuation, incongruity, inconsistency, mutation, separation, strife, switch, variation, variety, different strokes, disaccord, disunity, mid-course correction, severing, sundering, transmogrification, unharmoniousness |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alienation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unfriendliness |
| Synonyms: | breach, coolness, disaffection, division, divorce, estrangement, indifference, rupture, separation, variance, withdrawal, breaking off, diverting, remoteness, setting against, turning away |
| Antonyms: | charm, endearment, friendliness |
| Main Entry: | alteration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change |
| Synonyms: | about-face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, amendment, conversion, correction, difference, exchange, fixing, flip-flop*, metamorphosis, modification, mutation, reformation, remodeling, revision, shift, switch, transformation, transmutation, turn, variance, variation, diversification, mid-course correction, reshaping, switch-over |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, converse, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil, incompatibility, inconsistency, inequality, inverse, opposition, reverse, variance, variation, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, differentiation, dissimilitude, heterogeneity, incongruousness, oppositeness, unlikeness |
| 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, likeness, similarity, uniformity, unity, homogeneousness |
| Main Entry: | deviation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change, departure |
| Synonyms: | aberration, alteration, anomaly, breach, crotch, detour, difference, digression, discrepancy, disparity, divergence, diversion, fluctuation, fork, inconsistency, irregularity, modification, shift, transgression, variance, variation, deflection, hereticism, turning |
| Antonyms: | conformity, sameness, uniformity, straightforwardness |
| Main Entry: | discrepancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict, disagreement |
| Synonyms: | difference, disparity, dissimilarity, dissonance, distinction, divergence, error, incongruity, inconsistency, split, variance, variation, alterity, contrariety, discordance, dissemblance, dissimilitude, divergency, far cry, miscalculation, otherness, unlikeness |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concurrence, consistency, harmony, parity, concordance |
| Main Entry: | disharmony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict, discord |
| Synonyms: | clash, contention, difference, dissension, dissonance, friction, strife, variance, disaccord, dissonancy, inharmoniousness |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, compatibility, concord, harmony |
| Main Entry: | dispute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef*, bone of contention*, brawl, broil, brouhaha, commotion, conflict, contention, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discussion, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fireworks*, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff*, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, rumpus*, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle, bickering, polemic |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict of opinion |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, contention, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissent, dissidence, faction, flak*, friction, fuss, quarrel, scene, static, strife, trouble, variance, wrangle, bad vibes, bickering, clinker, disaccord, discordance, disunity, factionalism, sour note |
| Antonyms: | agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence, confirmation, peace, ratification |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement, disapproval |
| Synonyms: | bone*, bone of contention*, conflict, contention, denial, difference, discord, dissension, dissidence, flak*, hassle, heresy, nonconformity, objection, opposition, protest, refusal, resistance, schism, spat, split, strife, variance, bone to pick, clinker, disaccord, disunity, far cry, heterodoxy, misbelief, nonagreement, nonconcurrence, nonconformism, nope, poles apart, sour note, unorthodoxy |
| Antonyms: | agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence, endorsement, ratification, sanction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissimilarity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unlikeness |
| Synonyms: | contrast, difference, discord, discrepancy, disparity, distance, distinction, divergence, diversity, incongruity, inconsistency, offset, separation, variance, variation, alterity, discordance, dissemblance, dissimilitude, divarication, divergency, heterogeneity, incomparability, inconsonance, nonuniformity, otherness, severance, unrelatedness |
| Antonyms: | compatibility, equality, likeness, sameness, similarity, relatedness |
| Main Entry: | diversity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variety, difference |
| Synonyms: | assortment, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, medley, mixed bag*, range, variance, variegation, distinctiveness, diverseness, diversification, heterogeneity, multeity, multifariousness, multiformity, multiplicity, unlikeness, variousness |
| Antonyms: | sameness, similarity, uniformity, identicalness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rancor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bitterness, hatefulness |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bad blood*, dudgeon, enmity, grudge, harshness, hate, hatred, hostility, ill will, malevolence, malice, pique, resentment, retaliation, spite, spleen, umbrage, variance, vengeance, venom, bile, hardness of heart, ill feeling, malignity, mordacity, resentfulness, revengefulness, ruthlessness, spitefulness, uncharitableness, unfriendliness, vengefulness, vindictiveness, virulence |
| Antonyms: | kindness, love, respect, sympathy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | strife |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | struggle, battle |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, animosity, argument, blowup, brawl, clash, combat, competition, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, faction, fighting, friction, fuss, hassle, quarrel, rivalry, spat, squabble, static, striving, tug of war*, variance, warfare, words, wrangle, bickering, disunity, emulation, factionalism, squabbling, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | success, victory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inconsistency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discrepancy |
| Synonyms: | deviation, difference, disagreement, disparity, disproportion, dissimilarity, dissonance, divergence, incongruity, inequality, paradox, variance, contrariety, disproportionateness, inconsonance, unlikeness |
| Antonyms: | congruity, consistency, similarity |
| Main Entry: | change |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something made different; alteration |
| Synonyms: | about-face*, addition, adjustment, advance, break, compression, contraction, conversion, correction, development, difference, distortion, diversity, innovation, metamorphosis, modification, modulation, mutation, novelty, permutation, reconstruction, refinement, remodeling, reversal, revision, revolution, shift, surrogate, switch, transformation, transition, transmutation, turn, variance, variation, variety, vicissitude, diversification, tempering, turnover |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competition |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, battle, beef*, bone of contention*, combat, conflict, contest, controversy, difference, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, enmity, fight, flak*, hassle, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, run-in, scene, scrap, squabble, static, strife, struggle, variance, war, wrangle, belligerency, bone to pick, disaccord, disunity, feuding, set-to*, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | affection, consideration, friendliness, friendship, good will, kindness, sympathy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | difference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dissimilarity, distinctness |
| Synonyms: | aberration, alteration, anomaly, antithesis, change, characteristic, contrast, departure, deviation, digression, discrepancy, disparity, distinction, divergence, diversity, exception, idiosyncrasy, inequality, irregularity, nonconformity, opposition, peculiarity, separation, variance, variation, variety, asymmetry, contrariety, contrariness, discongruity, dissemblance, heterogeneity, particularity, separateness, singularity, unconformity, unlikeness, unorthodoxness |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, concurrence, conformity, likeness, sameness, similarity, uniformity, alikeness |
| Main Entry: | disagreement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dispute, quarrel |
| Synonyms: | altercation, animosity, antagonism, argument, breach, break, clash, clashing, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, debate, difference, discord, dissent, dissidence, division, feud, fight, friction, hassle, hostility, ill will, jarring, misunderstanding, opposition, rupture, spat, split, squabble, strife, tension, variance, vendetta, words, wrangle, atmospherics, bickering, cross-purposes, disunion, disunity, divisiveness, falling out, ill feeling |
| Antonyms: | acquiescence, agreement, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | dissonance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
| Synonyms: | antagonism, conflict, contention, controversy, difference, discord, discrepancy, disharmony, disparity, dissension, dissidence, incongruity, inconsistency, strife, variance, disaccord |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concord, harmony |
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