DIVERGENCES Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

divergences

noun

plural of divergence

as in divergencies

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

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as in deviations

a turning away from a course or standard any divergence from the community's strict moral code was met with social ostracism

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Recent Examples of divergences Yet while there was much Latin American anti-imperialist thinkers could agree on, there were also profound divergences between them. —

Tony Wood, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026 These divergences have only occurred twice, in 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait and 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst, and the broad market has struggled afterward. —

Fred Imbert, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026 Unlike its predecessor, the dining room is larger and chef Nick Curtola’s menu mostly sticks to Italian, with plenty of funky divergences. —

Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026 Both renditions were superb, though small divergences between them showed that Feldman’s seemingly monolithic style leaves room for individual approaches. —

Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 In the cloud services market, 2026 is likely to be a year of nuance and divergences, as the influence of AI on the cloud services and infrastructure markets becomes more fine-grained. —

R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 prompted unified Western sanctions, massive military aid, and rhetorical solidarity, but by late 2025, strategic divergences had widened amid battlefield stalemates, economic fatigue, and diplomatic initiatives. —

Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026 This is not to say there have been no divergences or tensions, particularly when Brazil has sought to pursue a more autonomous foreign policy. —

Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025

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Noun

For computational specialists, this typically means accepting deviations of five to ten millielectronvolts per atom, which area small enough area to preserve meaningful trends.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
The platform’s new AI agent, René, allows dispatchers and fleet managers to investigate operational inefficiencies through simple conversational queries, identifying the root causes of issues like excessive overtime or route deviations.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026