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DIVERGENT

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to move apart in different directionsplay

Synonyms:

divergent; diverging

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

branching (resembling the branches of a tree)

radiating (diverging from a common point)

Also:

oblique (slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled)

Antonym:

convergent (tending to come together from different directions)

Derivation:

diverge (move or draw apart)

diverge (extend in a different direction)

divergence; divergency (the act of moving away in different direction from a common point)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Diverging from another or from a standardplay

Example:

a divergent opinion

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

different (unlike in nature or quality or form or degree)

Derivation:

diverge (be at variance with; be out of line with)

divergence (a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions)

divergency (the act of moving away in different direction from a common point)

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