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Synonyms of divergence in English:

divergence


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noun

1‘the divergence of the human and great ape lineages’

SYNONYMS
separation, dividing, parting, forking, branching
fork, division
technical bifurcation

2‘there is a marked political divergence between them’

SYNONYMS
difference, dissimilarity, variance, polarity, disparity, contrast
disagreement, discrepancy, incompatibility, mismatch, conflict, clash
rare unlikeness, dissimilitude
ANTONYMS

similarity

3‘they record any divergence from standard behaviour’

SYNONYMS
deviation, digression, departure, shift, drift, drifting, straying, deflection, wandering, moving away
variation, change, alteration
rare divagation