Entry Word: divergence

Function: noun

Meaning: a movement in different directions away from a common point <a growing divergence of opinion about that U.S. president's place in history>

Synonyms separation

Related Words difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissidence, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diversity, unlikeness

Near Antonyms accord, agreement; likeness, similarity

Antonyms convergence