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Differ

To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished; -- with from.

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Broader term 4

Cerebrate 76% connected

To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cogitate 76% connected

To engage in continuous thought; to think.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Think 76% connected

To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 15

Clash 76% connected

To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Contradict 76% connected

To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Contrast 76% connected

To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.

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Contravene 76% connected

To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.

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Depart 76% connected

To part; to divide; to separate.

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Deviate 76% connected

To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disaccord 76% connected

To refuse to assent.

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Disagree 76% connected

To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.

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Discord 76% connected

Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied…

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Dissent 76% connected

To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.

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Diverge 76% connected

To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or d…

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Excel 76% connected

To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.

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Surpass 76% connected

To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.

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Vary 76% connected

To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to var…

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Derivationally related 6

Difference 74% connected

The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quali…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Difference 74% connected

The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quali…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Different 74% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Different 74% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disagreement 74% connected

The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

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Disagreement 74% connected

The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

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Synonym 2

Disagree 92% connected

To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dissent 92% connected

To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Softer synonym 1

Disagree 88% connected

To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.

diplomatic disagreement 62% interchangeable stronger

State that your view is not the same.

Academic alternative 1

Compare 82% connected

To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to b…

comparing and contrasting 55% interchangeable

Be unlike in a relevant way.

Antonym 4

Agree 94% connected

In good part; kindly.

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Agree 94% connected

In good part; kindly.

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Be 94% connected

To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.

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Be 94% connected

To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.

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