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Synonyms of difference

19 similar words · 4 opposite words

Another word for difference is diversity. Other synonyms of difference are disparity and departure. The opposite of difference is identity.

Synonyms and similar words for difference

nounA characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.

  • departureThe difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
  • deviationFor interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
  • divergenceDisagreement; difference.
  • disparityThe state of being unequal; difference.

nounA disagreement or argument.

nounSignificant change in or effect on a situation or state.

  • nevermindConsequence; significant change in or effect on a situation or state; difference.

nounThe result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.

verbTo distinguish or differentiate.

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Opposite of difference

nounThe quality of being different.

  • identitySameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
  • sameness

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Meaning of difference

  1. noun The quality of being different.
  2. noun A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
  3. noun A disagreement or argument.

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Questions about synonyms of difference

What is another word for difference?
Difference has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as diversity, disparity and departure.
What is the opposite of difference?
The opposite of difference is identity.
What does difference mean?
Difference means the quality of being different.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: difference (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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