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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
A father with an incurable brain tumour has donated his tears to a pioneering study that could revolutionise how brain cancers are detected because he wants to "make a difference".
"Our legacy for our children and hopefully their children is really important to us and I want them to know that we at least try to make a difference," she says.
"As a sleep deprived mother, it's definitely made a difference."
These variations in methods help explain some of the differences in the shortage estimates.
The Frenchman, who has five goals in seven games, might have made a difference to Liverpool's attack.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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