DIVERGES Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

diverges

verb

present tense third-person singular of diverge

as in deviates

to change one's course or direction the deer abruptly diverged from its intended path the moment it spied the waiting lynx

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as in separates

to go or move in different directions from a central point at that point the road and the railroad tracks diverge

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Recent Examples of diverges But his account of the incident significantly diverges from there. —

Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026 This is where the ACP diverges most sharply from the USPSTF, which supports biennial screening starting at 40, and from the ACR and SBI, which recommend going annually from that age. —

Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026 This sinking motion diverges at the ocean surface and helps enhance the trade winds which blow from east to west. —

Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 But Ciddi argued Turkey's current trajectory increasingly diverges from alliance priorities. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Where the story diverges is the way New Edition combined hip-hop, R&B, and old-school doo-wop to create new jack swing. —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 This, fundamentally, is where our understanding of body and dance diverges from Rodin’s. —

Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026 Kottikollon’s approach diverges sharply from Silicon Valley’s model, often defined by prescription-heavy biohacking and evangelized by the likes of Bryan Johnson. —

Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026 Areas with consistently larger distances indicate that the fragment’s shape diverges from the reference surface. —

Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026

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Piker’s endorsement of Mills deviates from other progressives who have thrown their support behind Platner.

— Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
But then the dream deviates, and takes me to the set of Gilligan’s Island, where Bob Denver, who originally played the part of Gilligan, has been replaced by a bearded intellectual who looks like Karl Marx combined with Cesar Romero, who played the Joker on the original Batman TV show.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026