Synonyms for diverge
dɪˈvɜrdʒ, daɪ-di·verge

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1. divergeverb

   Antonyms:
   converge

2. divergeverb

   Antonyms:
   converge

3. divergeverb

   Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through.

   Antonyms:
   converge

4. divergeverb

   The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north.

   Antonyms:
   converge

5. divergeverb

   The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations.

   Antonyms:
   converge

6. divergeverb

   The sequence diverges to infinity: that is, it increases without bound.

   Antonyms:
   converge

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diverge

   In some cases a thing is spoken of as bent where the parts make an angle; but oftener to bend is understood to be to draw to or through a curve; as, to bend a bow. To submit or yield is to bend the mind humbly to another's wishes. To incline or influence is to bend another's wishes toward our own; to persuade is to draw them quite over. To warp is to bend silently through the whole fiber, as a board in the sun. To crook is to bend irregularly, as a crooked stick. Deflect, deviate, and diverge are said of any turning away; deviate commonly of a slight and gradual movement, diverge of a more sharp and decided one. To bias is to cut across the texture, or incline to one side; in figurative use always with an unfavorable import. Mold is a stronger work than bend; we may bend by a superior force that which still resists the constraint; as, a bent bow; we mold something plastic entirely to some desired form.

   Synonyms:
   bend, bias, bow, crook, curve, deflect, deviate, incline, influence, mold, persuade, stoop, submit, turn, twine, twist, warp, yield

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. divergeverb

   move or draw apart

   "The two paths diverge here"

   Synonyms:
   deviate, vary, depart

   Antonyms:
   converge, meet

2. divergeverb

   have no limits as a mathematical series

   Synonyms:
   deviate, vary, depart

   Antonyms:
   meet, converge

3. divergeverb

   extend in a different direction

   "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"

   Synonyms:
   deviate, vary, depart

   Antonyms:
   converge, meet

4. deviate, vary, diverge, departverb

   be at variance with; be out of line with

   Synonyms:
   go, alter, quit, variegate, motley, sidetrack, divert, take leave, go away, start out, take off, vary, change, part, start, set off, digress, depart, pull up stakes, straggle, set forth, leave, set out, deviate

   Antonyms:
   converge, meet

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Differ
   • Math
   • Move

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divergeverb

   Synonyms:
   radiate, tend from one point in different directions

2. divergeverb

   Synonyms:
   divaricate, separate, branch off

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1. List of paraphrases for "diverge":

   differ, deviate, diverged

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How to use diverge in a sentence?

1. John Springford:

   There’s still a lot of uncertainty about what the ultimate steady-state relationship between the UK and EU is going to be, particularly how much the UK is going to diverge from EU regulations.

2. Mairead McGuinness:

   The United Kingdom intention to diverge requires a case-by-case discussion in each area. Equivalence and divergence are polar opposites, i am optimistic that over time, through cooperation and trust, we will build a stable and balanced relationship with our UK friends.

3. Noah Rose:

   I was surprised that immediate habitat didn't have much of an effect -- mosquitoes in forests and nearby towns had similar behavior, we thought that maybe moving into human landscapes would be a key driver of attraction to human hosts. But it seems like mosquitoes fly back and forth too readily between these habitats for their behavior to diverge in many cases.

4. Victoria Spartz:

   I also care deeply about people's lives -- the lives of ordinary Ukrainians and the brave Ukrainian military. I can not let them down even if that means saying unpopular truths that offend the politicians or diverge from the popular narrative of the day, i will never give up or give in, and I will do everything I can to see a united Ukraine and a defeated Vladimir Putin.

5. Stephen Lee:

   We will see export growth increasingly diverge between the U.S. and non-U.S. economies amid high volatility in headline numbers.