Definitions

alterity

[awl-ter-i-tee] / ɔlˈtɛr ɪ ti /

NOUN

discrepancy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

difference disparity distinction divergence error inconsistency miscalculation variation

STRONG

contrariety discordance dissimilarity dissimilitude dissonance divergency incongruity otherness split unlikeness variance

WEAK

dissemblance far cry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement alikeness likeness sameness similarity

WEAK

concordance concurrence consistency harmony parity

NOUN

disparity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

difference discrepancy distinction divergence gap imbalance inequality variation

STRONG

differentiation disproportion dissimilarity dissimilitude divergency diverseness incongruity otherness unevenness unlikeness

WEAK

dissemblance imparity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreement harmony similarity

STRONG

equality

WEAK

alikeness likeness sameness

NOUN

dissimilarity

Synonyms

STRONG

contrast difference discord discordance discrepancy disparity dissimilitude distance distinction divarication divergence divergency diversity heterogeneity incongruity inconsistency nonuniformity offset otherness separation severance unrelatedness variance variation

WEAK

dissemblance incomparability inconsonance

Antonyms

STRONG

accord agreement alikeness concurrence conformity consistency equality harmony likeness sameness similarity uniformity

WEAK

compatibility relatedness

NOUN

distinction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

characteristic contrast difference differentiation discrepancy discrimination divergence division judgment nicety perception quality sensitivity separation

STRONG

acumen acuteness analysis clearness diagnosis differential discernment discreteness discretion dissimilarity dissimilitude divergency earmark estimation individuality mark marking otherness particularity peculiarity penetration qualification refinement sharpness tact unlikeness

WEAK

dissemblance

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement concurrence conformity harmony likeness sameness similarity uniformity unity

STRONG

carelessness inability indiscretion thoughtlessness

WEAK

insignificance lowliness mediocrity unimportance

NOUN

divergence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discrepancy disparity distinction diversity

STRONG

aberration alteration crotch deflection departure detour deviation digression dissimilarity dissimilitude divagation divergency division fork mutation otherness parting radiation ramification separation turning unlikeness variety

WEAK

disagreeing dissemblance varying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sameness similarity

STRONG

conformity uniformity

WEAK

accord agreement concord convergence harmony

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alterity

But the reality of confrontation with alterity is always a harsher affair.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

That alterity set in motion a series of experiences that gave my life meaning and gave me an advantage that I think is incredibly precious and hard-won.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2020

And, to be honest, I’m very charmed by the image of freshman Deborah Treisman rushing out of her graduate seminar on alterity to make it in time for gamelan drumming.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 16, 2017

Her influential thought experiment “The Left Hand of Darkness” uses this strategy to explore gender and alterity.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 10, 2016

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