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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

Example Sentences

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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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