Synonyms for divergent
dɪˈvɜr dʒənt, daɪ-di·ver·gent

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1. divergentadjective

   diverging from another or from a standard

   "a divergent opinion"

   Synonyms:
   diverging

   Antonyms:
   merging(a), focussed, focused, confluent, same, convergent

2. divergent, divergingadjective

   tending to move apart in different directions

   Synonyms:
   diverging

   Antonyms:
   confluent, convergent, same, focussed, focused, merging(a)

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1. divergentadjective

   Synonyms:
   radiating

2. divergentadjective

   Synonyms:
   divaricating, separating

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1. divergentadjective

   Synonyms:
   diverging, radiating, variant, different

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1. List of paraphrases for "divergent":

   diverging, differing, different, conflicting, dissenting, disparate, diverse, various

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1. Spiro Agnew:

   Every time I criticize what I consider to be excesses or faults in the news business, I am accused of repression, and the leaders of various media professional groups wave the First Amendment as they denounce me. That happens to be my amendment, too. It guarantees my free speech as it does their freedom of the press… There is room for all of us – and for our divergent views – under the First Amendment.

2. Representatives John Boehner on Wednesday:

   Listen, because America has essentially a two-party system, each of the parties represents a pretty wide divergent set of views, you've got a member here and a member there who are off the reservation. No big deal.

3. Judge Garaufis ':

   This interaction between the( MasterCard) settlement and the( Amex) settlement agreement illustrates why Friedman's apparent collaboration with Keila Ravelo is so troubling, friedman's ability to be a zealous advocate for the class was compromised by his collaboration with counsel for MasterCard, an entity with interests divergent to those of the class ; there is reason to be concerned that he was not acting solely in the class's interests when he, teamed with Keila Ravelo, engaged in settlement negotiations and decision-making.

4. Jay Olson:

   The test measures divergent thinking and verbal creativity, which are important but limited aspects of overall creativity. Our task won't predict your creative culinary skills, but it will predict performance on various types of problem-solving, which suggests it is doing more than simply measuring vocabulary, still, we'll need future research to assess how our task relates to other verbal abilities or intelligence more broadly.

5. Mike Lee:

   Given the similarity in competition issues involved, divvying up these investigations is sure to waste resources, split valuable expertise across the agencies, and likely result in divergent antitrust enforcement.

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