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difference
noun as in dissimilarity, distinctness
Strongest matches
change, characteristic, contrast, discrepancy, disparity, distinction, divergence, diversity, inequality, variation
Strong matches
aberration, alteration, anomaly, antithesis, asymmetry, contrariety, contrariness, departure, deviation, differentiation, digression, exception, heterogeneity, idiosyncrasy, irregularity, nonconformity, opposition, particularity, peculiarity, separateness, separation, singularity, unlikeness, variance, variety
Weak matches
noun as in opposing views
Strongest matches
argument, clash, conflict, controversy, debate, disagreement, discord, dispute, quarrel
Strong matches
beef, blowup, brawl, brush, brush-off, contention, contrariety, contretemps, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, dustup, estrangement, hassle, row, run-in, scrap, set-to, spat, strife, tiff, variance, words, wrangle
Weak matches
Example Sentences
It also helps explain what one board member Caroline Thomson described a "continuing and sharp difference of opinion".
Duke this year asks applicants to describe a time when they had a difference of opinion with someone they care about, and what they learned from it.
And Colover said a reason for the difference in the number of witnesses is that 12 people called by Skaggs’ lawyers were on the witness lists of both sides.
"It was really fun for us to put them through the ringer and to basically have them look at each other and say: 'Are these differences too much for our partnership to succeed?'"
Whether the report will make any difference remains to be seen.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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