DEFECTIONS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

defections

noun

plural of defection

as in apostasies

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Noun

This turns into a big argument about Issa being a weird little guy, and suddenly there are multiple potential roommate schisms in the house.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Yet since she was rescued in bad shape in mid-July and transferred to the Ojai Raptor Center for treatment, schisms have formed.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of schisms

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Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing some 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Fedorov, the defense minister, said in January.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing around 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Fedorov said in January.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of desertions

Noun

His relationship with his wife (Anna Faris) and kids is disintegrating and a National Enquirer journo keeps threatening to run an exposé of his infidelities.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
To maximize their chances to claim the Senate, Democrats want to keep Maine in play, and there’s no indication yet that stories about Platner’s infidelities or his tattoo of a Nazi image are destroying his candidacy.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of infidelities

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Supporters of the Correct the Map campaign say a different projection could help provide a fairer visual representation of the world and challenge longstanding misconceptions about Africa's size and importance.

— Jewel Bright, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
The Next Competitive Advantage One of the biggest misconceptions about enterprise AI is that lower AI spend equals better governance.

— Prajkta Waditwar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of misconceptions

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Poor execution leads to protocol deviations, delayed data availability, transcription errors and operational inefficiencies that increase risks.

— Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Our extended winter weather forecasts emphasize temperature and precipitation deviations from averages, or normals.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviations

Noun

Understanding vicious cycles and logical fallacies.

— Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
While counting the president’s fallacies has become routine, the ideological subservience of his senior-most cabinet members and advisors this term has given the public reason to second-guess statements and data issued by them or their offices.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of fallacies

Noun

But this team make plenty of mistakes out of possession, and Arsenal are a side who punish errors.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But a 2023 study found that construction professionals perceived the fast-track strategy as posing a different set of risks, including construction errors and productivity declines, when better productivity is supposed to be the whole point.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

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