DIFFERENCE Synonyms

• the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• an infinite series that has no limit

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• inequality or difference in some respect

• the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

• the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

• the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)

• put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

• to show differences when compared; be different

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• an event that departs from expectations

• the quality of being dissimilar

• dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness

• a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

• high status importance owing to marked superiority

• a distinguishing difference between similar things or people

• an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority

• noticeable heterogeneity

• the condition or result of being changeable

• the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

• an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

• a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

• something a little different from others of the same type

• an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

• the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

• the process of varying or being varied

• (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

• the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

• a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

• an incompatibility of dates or events

• opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• be in conflict

• go against, as of rules and laws

• the act of departing

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• coming into conflict with

• take exception to

• have a disagreement over something

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor

• the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

• a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

• sell cheaply as remainders

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• mark as different

• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

• calculate a derivative; take the derivative

• become different during development

• evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

• become distinct and acquire a different character

• disagreement among those expected to cooperate

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters