Difference

/ˈdɪf(ə)ɹəns/

Synonyms for "difference" (478 found)

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Noun(33 words)
data value rangedeltadeltasdeparturedeviancedeviate from the routedeviate weeklydeviationdeviation magnitudedeviation scoredeviationsdiffdifference in degreedifference of opiniondifference valuedifferentialdifferentiation knowledgedifferingdiscrepanciesdiscrepancy preposition
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Verb(3 words)
deviate from expectationsdeviate from the normdeviate from the plan
Adjective(1 words)
french varier

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Noun(21 words)
gapgender gapincreased englishmarkedly differentmeasurement discrepancymeasurement of changemore distinctmore individual-differencesoffsetrange valueremainderresidualsspreadsspreedsubtractingsubtractionsubtraction resultsubtractionsvariationvariations
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vary to some extent
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incomparabilityincompatibilityincongruityinconsistencyinconstancyindividualityindividualizeinequalityinequityinescutcheoninferiorityinjusticeinstabilityinsufficiencyirregularityjarringjerkinessknowlabellawlessnessleftoverslionlozengemakeupmantlingmarkmark offmarshalingmartletmasclemeliorationmercurialitymere caricaturemetalmetamorphosisminority opinionmischiefmisunderstandingmitigationmixturemodificationmodifymodulationmonstrositymotleynessmottomulletmutabilitynaturenegationnetnombril pointnonagreementnonassentnonconcurrencenonconformismnonconformitynonconsentnonstandardizationnonuniformitynumberoctofoiloddsoppositionoppugnancyorordinaryorleothernessoverbalanceoverthrowpalepalyparticularizepeanpeculiaritypersonalizepheonpluralismpolarizationpoor imitationproductpurpurequalificationquantityquarrelquarterquarteringradical changeraggednessre creationre-creationrealignmentreckoningrecusancerecusancyredesignreformreformationrejectionremainderremakingrenewalrepudiationrepugnancereshapingrestrestructuringreversalrevivalrevivificationrevolutionriftrosesablesaltirescorescutcheonsecessionsegregateseparateseparatenessset apartset offseverseveralizeshadeshieldshiftshortcomingspecializesplit hairsspreadspread eaglestrifesubnormalitysubordinarysudden changesumsummationsuperioritysurplusswitchtaletallytenneteratismthe bottom linethe storythe whole storytilttincturetorsetotaltotal changetransformationtransitiontressureturnturnaboutunbalanceunconformismunconformityundergroundunevennessunfair discriminationunharmoniousnessunicornunlikenessunnaturalismunnaturalnessunorthodoxyunresemblanceunsamenessunsimilarityunsteadinessupheavalvairvariabilityvariancevariationvariegationvarietyvariousnessvaryversatilityvertviolent changewaveringwholewithdrawalworseningwreathx numberyale
Verb(1 words)
make a change
Adjective(2 words)
minor disagreementwide gap

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absolute differencearithmetic differencecolor differencemagnitude differencerelative differencespatial differencetemporal difference

Collocations

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cultural differencedifference betweenmake a differencescientific differencesignificant difference

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Derivations

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Antonyms

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Sample sentences

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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.

Source: tatoeba (1854)

I hope you have brains enough to see the difference.

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There is a fundamental difference between your opinion and mine.

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It makes no difference whether you agree or not.

Source: tatoeba (17845)

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