DEVIANCE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

deviance

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Recent Examples of deviance Yet during the axman’s reign in the early 1900s, a Black woman’s confession to murder was interpreted through the lens of religious deviance rather than diversity. — Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026 One real danger here is the normalization of deviance — when small ethical compromises become routine, paving the way for larger issues down the line. — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025 Many immigrant communities either ignore mental health challenges or see symptoms as evidence of spiritual deviance. — Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025 Jeffrey’s confrontation of the deeply disturbing underbelly of his seemingly quintessential hometown, with its idyllic exterior glorifying the American Dream, mirrors the tension between repression and indulgence, normalcy and deviance. — Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deviance

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Noun

The study found a similar divergence in opinions among working-class Latino voters.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The potential divergence among these three major central banks at this single juncture underscores the complexity of the current global financial environment.

— , CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of divergence

Noun

Enterprises are deploying agents that monitor trading signals, reconcile operational discrepancies, trigger remediation workflows and coordinate cross-system orchestration.

— Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
But as more institutions chase the same discrepancies, prices adjust faster and the available edge becomes scarcer.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of discrepancy

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And that disparity between the rhetoric that's coming from high-level Republicans in Washington and from these tech CEOs is quite striking.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
This disparity highlights just how much the upper end of Broward’s housing market is outperforming the rest.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of disparity

Noun

In fact, the German scholar Winfried Fluck, in a study of the Americanization of global culture, credited Americans’ dissimilarities with the dominance of its popular culture.

— Lily Rothman, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
Their results support the hypothesis that limiting trait similarity allows the establishment of non-native parakeets at the local scale by reducing competition with native species due to trait dissimilarity.

— GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of dissimilarity

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This week, Levine Cava revealed a planned purge of the county staff working for volunteer Miami-Dade boards that promote diversity and activities aimed at different ethnic or racial groups.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Hegseth has also sought to restore tributes to Confederate soldiers and has attacked military diversity.

— Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of diversity

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In contrast, Nate Coulter, executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System, filed a lawsuit regarding Act 372 of 2023, the common-sense library law, in Fayetteville before liberal Judge Timothy Brooks.

— Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
One more try and the orchestra slides up the expressive contrast a few notches to intensify the feeling of lurching from mood to mood.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of contrast

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Venus in your partnership zone forms an awkward connection to Uranus in your finance sector, making differences around spending, security, or priorities harder to ignore.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The same global brand expression must remain consistent while responding accurately to these differences.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of difference

Noun

With real-world variation, the failure rate that had been a footnote turned into daily operational work.

— Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Our paper argues that end-to-end AI systems could compress this variation by steering exploration toward what existing data suggest is likely to succeed.

— Julio Ottino, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

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