DIFFERING Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

differing

verb

present participle of differ

as in contrasting

to be unlike; to not be the same my brother and I differ markedly in the way we handle money

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as in disagreeing

to have a different opinion after much arguing, we simply have agreed to differ about the issue

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Recent Examples of differing Voters in the city’s 1st, 3rd and 5th districts considered candidates’ differing approaches to growth, traffic, public safety and city spending. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Since then, the contest has been in many ways a generational fight, with the two staking out differing positions on public safety, housing production and strategies for ending homelessness. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Despite these differing worldviews, there is much agreement between centrists and progressives. — Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026 Despite differing reasons for participation, the two women came to some similar conclusions on some of the same issues. — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 Some voters supporting the write-in campaign for Jones pointed to the differing policies between the two candidates. — News Editor, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 With three dynamic guards with differing skill sets, TCU is in as good a position a team can be to replace a player like Miles. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026 That tension brings together people with differing goals to try to figure out whose needs can be met, and how. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026 Despite their differing colorways, each shoe in the set is equipped with the same waterproof Gore-Tex build which sees the Abzorb 2010’s typical open mesh paneling get swapped with a closed material to keep moisture at bay. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for differing

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Pick a statement item, preferably in a bright hue, and pile on a few slightly contrasting colors through accessories.

— Rosana Lai, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2026
The changes highlight contrasting approaches to taxation, with implications for taxpayers, state budgets and public services.

— Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

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Meanwhile, doctors analyzing the situation from afar have debated on social media how Hurts' condition should have been treated, often disagreeing with one another.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Some state lawmakers who worked with Jackson have criticized him as having a temper, including once throwing a plastic water bottle on the ground in frustration while disagreeing with a female lawmaker.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026