Differing

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    difference

    "I knew nothing then of the great differings and philosophizings, the setting up and tearing down of fine lines technically and aesthetically between the two that had been going on among the devotees of each […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of differ form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    unlike, dissimilar, distinct; that which differs formal

    "A priority for the new pope will be to strengthen the church’s unity amid differing views and expectations within the institution and growing polarisation in the wider world."

Synonyms

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alienatedantagonisticantiestablishmentantipatheticassortedat cross purposes

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"The differing volumes of carbon emissions are plotted in the graph below."

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