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

According to Gregory Daco, EY-Parthenon chief economist, the productivity gains that explain that divergence largely predate the AI boom.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
This divergence dates back to a wave of oil industry nationalization pushed by the Venezuelan government in 2007.

— , CNBC, 3 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

Noun

It’s linked to maternal and infant health disparities, including preterm births, low birth weight, maternal depression, infant death and chronic illness.

— Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Don’t expect anywhere near the same talent disparity when Maryland visits Rentschler Field for a big-time Week 2 spot on Saturday.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of disparity

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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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Scarcity of vacant land on the campus for all that housing has added to the diversity of opinion on Building 13.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The pool of journalists who took that protective journey with him reflected the very racial and gender diversity that the current president spurns today.

— Sonya Ross For The Atlanta Journal-Contitution, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of diversity

Noun

The Republicans' back-to-the-future approach will provide a stark contrast in November with Democrats, whose primary includes both younger and progressive candidates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
In contrast to the On Cloudmonster 3‘s bold and prominent floral covering, the Cloud X Tempo invites the Alpine Floral print in only by way of its insole.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of contrast

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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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