Difference

//ˈdɪf(ə)ɹəns//

Synonyms for "difference" (428 found)

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coronet count counter culture counter-culture credit crescent crest cross cross moline cross purposes cross-purposes crown dappleness defection deficit degeneration degenerative change demur departure derangement deterioration device difference of opinion differencing differentiation difficulty disabuse disaccord disaccordance disapprobation disapproval discern discontinuity discord discordance discordancy discrepancy discriminate disequilibrium disguise disharmony disjoin disorder disparity disproportion dissatisfaction dissemblance dissension dissent dissentience dissidence dissimilarity dissimilation dissimilitude dissonance distance distinction distinguish disunion disunity divarication divergency diversification diversify diversion divide dividedness division dropping out eagle eccentricity element epact equation ermine ermines erminites erminois erraticism escutcheon extremity extricate faction falcon far cry fess fess point field file fitting flanch fleur-de-lis flip flop flip-flop formula fret fur fusil gap garland gradation gradual change

Verb(2 words)

differentiate distinguish

Noun(4 words)

disparity dissension diversity dustup

Related words (214)

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inconsistency inconstancy individuality individualize inequality inequity inescutcheon inferiority injustice instability insufficiency irregularity jarring jerkiness know label lawlessness leftovers lion lozenge makeup mantling mark mark off marshaling martlet mascle melioration mercuriality mere caricature metal metamorphosis minority opinion mischief misunderstanding mitigation mixture modification modify modulation monstrosity motleyness motto mullet mutability nature negation net nevermind nombril point nonagreement nonassent nonconcurrence nonconformism nonconformity nonconsent nonstandardization nonuniformity number octofoil odds opposition oppugnancy or ordinary orle otherness overbalance overthrow pale paly particularize pean peculiarity personalize pheon pluralism polarization poor imitation product purpure qualification quantity quarrel quarter quartering radical change raggedness re creation re-creation realignment reckoning recusance recusancy redesign reform reformation rejection remaking renewal repudiation repugnance reshaping rest restructuring reversal revival revivification revolution rift rose sable saltire score scutcheon secession segregate separate separateness set apart set off sever severalize shade shield shift shortcoming specialize split hairs spread spread eagle strife subnormality subordinary sudden change sum summation superiority surplus switch tale tally tenne teratism the bottom line the story the whole story tilt tincture torse total total change transformation transition tressure turn turnabout unbalance unconformism unconformity underground unevenness unfair discrimination unharmoniousness unicorn unnaturalism unnaturalness unorthodoxy unresemblance unsameness unsimilarity unsteadiness upheaval vair variability variance variation variegation variety variousness vary versatility vert violent change wavering whole withdrawal worsening wreath x number yale

Noun(3 words)

nevermind palaver quibble

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11 relation types

More general

6 entries

change disagreement fluctuation number quality variation

More specific

3 entries

antithesis dissimilarity variety

Antonyms

6 entries

identity likeness sameness similarity sum

Synonyms

12 entries

conflict contrast departure deviation differentiate disagreement dispute divergence diversity nevermind remainder unlikeness

Related terms

16 entries

+ +... =+ ==Or sometimes differ different differential differentiate differentiation log(base) =successor × =× ×... =÷ =− =√ =

derived

44 entries

age difference antidifference as near as makes no difference common difference creative differences deflection difference diff difference engine difference equation difference gate difference maker difference of two squares difference quotient difference set difference-maker difference-making

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distinct from

5 entries

equality sameness similar similarity sum

has context

4 entries

heraldry logic logic circuits relational algebra

has prerequisite

1 entries

separation

is a

2 entries

change quality

related to

49 entries

absolute value addition almost answer argument augmentation bearing boolean cadency coat of arms comparing comparing term comparison differ different differentia

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Translations

340 translations across 103 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

verskil noun (quality of being different)

Albanian

2 entries

ndryshim noun (quality of being different)
veçorite noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

διαφορά noun (quality of being different)
διαφορά noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Arabic

4 entries

اختلاف noun (quality of being different)
اِخْتِلَاف noun (quality of being different)
تَفَاوُت noun (quality of being different)
خِلاف noun (disagreement or argument about something important)

Armenian

2 entries

մնացորդ noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
տարբերություն noun (quality of being different)

Asturian

2 entries

diferencia noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
resta noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

fərq noun (quality of being different)
təfavüt noun (quality of being different)

Baluchi

2 entries

فرق noun (quality of being different)
پرک noun (quality of being different)

Bashkir

3 entries

айырма noun (quality of being different)
айырма noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
айырма noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Basque

1 entries

alde noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Belarusian

2 entries

ро́зніца noun (quality of being different)
ро́зніца noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Bengali

3 entries

তফাত noun (quality of being different)
তফাত noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
পার্থক্য noun (quality of being different)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

अंतर noun (quality of being different)

Bulgarian

4 entries

несъгласие noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
разлика noun (quality of being different)
разлика noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
различие noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Burmese

1 entries

ခြားနားချက် noun (quality of being different)

Catalan

4 entries

diferència noun (quality of being different)
diferència noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
diferència noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
diferència noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Cebuano

4 entries

bikil noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
diperensiya noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
iban noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
kalahian noun (quality of being different)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

جیاوازی noun (quality of being different)

Chechen

1 entries

башхо noun (quality of being different)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

差別 /差别 noun (quality of being different)
差異 /差异 noun (quality of being different)

Crimean Tatar

4 entries

ayırma noun (quality of being different)
farq noun (quality of being different)
farq noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
farq noun (disagreement or argument about something important)

Czech

3 entries

rozdíl noun (quality of being different)
rozdíl noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
rozdíl noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Danish

3 entries

differens noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
forskel noun (quality of being different)
forskel noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Dutch

4 entries

meningsverschil noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
onderscheid noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
verschil noun (quality of being different)
verschil noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Esperanto

4 entries

diferenco noun (quality of being different)
diferenco noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
diferenco noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
malsameco noun (quality of being different)

Estonian

2 entries

erinevus noun (quality of being different)
erinevus noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Ewe

2 entries

vovototo noun (quality of being different)
vovototo noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Faroese

1 entries

munur noun (quality of being different)

Finnish

4 entries

erilaisuus noun (quality of being different)
erimielisyys noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
ero noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
eroavaisuus noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

French

4 entries

différence noun (quality of being different)
différence noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
différence noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
différend noun (disagreement or argument about something important)

Galician

2 entries

diferenza noun (quality of being different)
diferenza noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Georgian

4 entries

განსხვავება noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
განსხვავებულობა noun (quality of being different)
სხვაობა noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
უთანხმოება noun (disagreement or argument about something important)

German

4 entries

Andersartigkeit noun (quality of being different)
Anderssein noun (quality of being different)
Differenz noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
Differenz noun (disagreement or argument about something important)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (quality of being different)

Greek

4 entries

διαφορά noun (quality of being different)
διαφορά noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
διαφορά noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
διαφορά noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Hebrew

4 entries

הבדל noun (quality of being different)
הבדל noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
הפרש noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
שוני noun (quality of being different)

Hindi

4 entries

अंतर noun (quality of being different)
अवकल noun (quality of being different)
अवकल noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
प्रभेद noun (quality of being different)

Hungarian

2 entries

különbség noun (quality of being different)
különbség noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Icelandic

2 entries

mismunur noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
munur noun (quality of being different)

Ido

4 entries

difero noun (quality of being different)
difero noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
difero noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
diferar verb (to distinguish or differentiate)

Indonesian

3 entries

perbedaan noun (quality of being different)
perbedaan noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
selisih noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Irish

3 entries

difear noun (quality of being different)
difríocht noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
difríocht noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Italian

3 entries

differenza noun (quality of being different)
differenza noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
differenza noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Japanese

4 entries

差 noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
差異 noun (quality of being different)
違い noun (quality of being different)
違い noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Kannada

1 entries

ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ noun (quality of being different)

Kazakh

2 entries

айырма noun (quality of being different)
айырмашылық noun (quality of being different)

Khmer

4 entries

ខ្វែងយោបល់ noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
ចំឡែក noun (quality of being different)
ត្រកាល noun (quality of being different)
នានត្ត noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Korean

4 entries

다름 noun (quality of being different)
차 noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
차이 noun (quality of being different)
차이 noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

айырма noun (quality of being different)

Lao

2 entries

ຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງ noun (quality of being different)
ຜົນລັບ noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Latin

2 entries

differentia noun (quality of being different)
differentia noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Latvian

4 entries

atšķirība noun (quality of being different)
atšķirība noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
starpība noun (quality of being different)
starpība noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Lithuanian

2 entries

skirtumas noun (quality of being different)
skirtumas noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Ënnerscheed noun (quality of being different)

Macedonian

3 entries

разлика noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
разлика noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
различност noun (quality of being different)

Malay

1 entries

beza noun (quality of being different)

Malayalam

4 entries

ഭിന്നത noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
വ്യത്യാസം noun (quality of being different)
വ്യത്യാസം noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
വ്യത്യാസം noun (disagreement or argument about something important)

Marathi

2 entries

फरक noun (quality of being different)
वेगळेपण noun (quality of being different)

Middle English

4 entries

difference noun (quality of being different)
difference noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
difference noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
difference noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Mongolian

1 entries

ялгаа noun (quality of being different)

Māori

1 entries

huatango noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Nepali

4 entries

अन्तर noun (quality of being different)
फरक noun (quality of being different)
मतभेद noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
फरक छुट्याउनू verb (to distinguish or differentiate)

Norwegian

3 entries

differanse noun (quality of being different)
forskjell noun (quality of being different)
skilnad noun (quality of being different)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

differanse noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
forskjell noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

differanse noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
forskjell noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
skilnad noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Occitan

1 entries

diferéncia noun (quality of being different)

Odia

1 entries

ପ୍ରଭେଦ noun (quality of being different)

Old English

2 entries

unġelīcnes noun (quality of being different)
unġelīcnes noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Old Javanese

1 entries

bheda noun (quality of being different)

Pashto

3 entries

اختلاف noun (quality of being different)
تفاوت noun (quality of being different)
پرخ noun (quality of being different)

Persian

4 entries

اختلاف noun (quality of being different)
اختلاف noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
برافرودی noun (quality of being different)
تفاضل noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Polish

3 entries

różnica noun (quality of being different)
różnica noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
różnica noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Portuguese

4 entries

diferença noun (quality of being different)
diferença noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
diferença noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
diferença noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Romanian

3 entries

diferență noun (quality of being different)
diferență noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
diferență noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Russian

4 entries

отли́чие noun (quality of being different)
отличи́тельная черта́ noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
ра́зница noun (quality of being different)
ра́зница noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Samoan

1 entries

'ese'esega noun (quality of being different)

Sanskrit

1 entries

विशेष noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

caochladh noun (quality of being different)
diofar noun (quality of being different)
diofar noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
eadar-dhealachadh noun (quality of being different)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries

razlika noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
rázlika noun (quality of being different)
ра́злика noun (quality of being different)

Slovak

1 entries

rozdiel noun (quality of being different)

Slovene

3 entries

razlika noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
razlika noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
različnost noun (quality of being different)

Spanish

4 entries

diferencia noun (quality of being different)
diferencia noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
diferencia noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
diferencia noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Swahili

1 entries

tofauti noun (quality of being different)

Swedish

4 entries

avvikelse noun (quality of being different)
avvikelse noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
differens noun (quality of being different)
differens noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Tabasaran

1 entries

тафавут noun (quality of being different)

Tagalog

2 entries

kaibhan noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
pagkakaiba noun (quality of being different)

Tajik

3 entries

ихтилоф noun (quality of being different)
тафовут noun (quality of being different)
фарқ noun (quality of being different)

Tamil

2 entries

வித்தியாசம் noun (quality of being different)
வேறுபாடு noun (quality of being different)

Tatar

2 entries

аерма noun (quality of being different)
әһәмиятле үзенчәлек noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Telugu

4 entries

తేడా noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
భేదము noun (quality of being different)
భేదము noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
విభేదము noun (disagreement or argument about something important)

Thai

4 entries

ความต่าง noun (quality of being different)
ความต่าง noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
ความเห็นต่าง noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
ผลต่าง noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Tocharian B

1 entries

wakītsñe noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Turkish

4 entries

ayrım noun (quality of being different)
fark noun (quality of being different)
fark noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
fark noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Turkmen

2 entries

parh noun (quality of being different)
tapawut noun (quality of being different)

Ukrainian

2 entries

рі́зниця noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
різни́ця noun (quality of being different)

Urdu

2 entries

انتر noun (quality of being different)
فرق noun (quality of being different)

Uyghur

2 entries

ئايرىما noun (quality of being different)
پەرق noun (quality of being different)

Uzbek

4 entries

ayirma noun (quality of being different)
farq noun (quality of being different)
ixtilof noun (quality of being different)
tafovut noun (quality of being different)

Vietnamese

4 entries

hiệu noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
hiệu số noun (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
sự bất đồng noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
sự khác biệt noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Walloon

4 entries

adire noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
diferin noun (disagreement or argument about something important)
diferince noun (quality of being different)
diferince noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Yiddish

3 entries

אונטערשייד noun (quality of being different)
אונטערשייד noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)
חילוק noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Yucatec Maya

2 entries

hela’anil noun (quality of being different)
hela’anil noun (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Zazaki

4 entries

ca (diq) noun (quality of being different)
entar noun (quality of being different)
ferq noun (quality of being different)
ferq kerden verb (to distinguish or differentiate)

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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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.

Source: tatoeba (17554)

There is a fundamental difference between your opinion and mine.

Source: tatoeba (17604)

It makes no difference whether you agree or not.

Source: tatoeba (17845)

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