differences

NOUN

dissimilarity, distinctness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

change characteristic contrast discrepancy disparity distinction divergence diversity inequality variation

STRONG

aberration alteration anomaly antithesis asymmetry contrariety contrariness departure deviation digression exception heterogeneity idiosyncrasy irregularity nonconformity opposition particularity peculiarity separateness separation singularity unlikeness variance variety

WEAK

discongruity dissemblance unconformity unorthodoxness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreement equality harmony likeness sameness similarity uniformity

STRONG

conformity normality regularity usualness

WEAK

accord alikeness assent concurrence consent

NOUN

opposing views

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argument clash conflict controversy debate disagreement discord dispute quarrel

STRONG

beef blowup brawl brush brush-off catamaran contention contrariety contretemps discordance dissension dissent dissidence disunity dustup estrangement hassle row run-in scrap set-to spat strife tiff variance words wrangle

WEAK

bone to pick brannigan disaccord

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement harmony peace

STRONG

approval authorization concurrence ratification

WEAK

alikeness assent conformity consent likeness sameness similarity uniformity

Example Sentences

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Differences between species, and even among individual birds within the same species, raise important questions about when, how, and why animals use vocal signals to identify or refer to other individuals by name.

From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026

The findings were published May 19, 2026, in Biology of Sex Differences.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Differences in geography and the sides’ military capabilities mean that not all lessons can be translated from the Black Sea to the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Differences in the way figures are counted and factors like the age and health of the population, as well as nations' geography, play a part in the average response time of an ambulance.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Differences of opinion are inevitable about which reforms are most important and in what order of priority they should be pursued.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander