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Antonyms for differing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dif-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪf ər



Definition of differing

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French differer (14c.) and directly from Latin differre "to set apart, differ," from dis- "away from" (see dis-) + ferre "carry" (see infer).
  • Two senses that were present in Latin have gone separate ways in English since c.1500 with defer (transitive) and differ (intransitive). Related: Differed; differing.
  • verb be dissimilar, distinct
  • verb clash; hold opposing views
Example sentences :
  • I do not care to set myself to the reconciliation of the differing reports.
  • Extract from : « Miracles of Our Lord » by George MacDonald
  • And what for centuries has it been to differing but always identical mortals?
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • It would be a mistake to try and reconcile these differing modes of thought.
  • Extract from : « Meno » by Plato
  • You knew it when at Oxford, for you often found me differing from you.
  • Extract from : « Apologia Pro Vita Sua » by John Henry Cardinal Newman
  • There is nothing arbitrary in these differing shapes of the seed-vessels.
  • Extract from : « Parables of the Christ-life » by I. Lilias Trotter
  • Differing in all other particulars, on this point of character their similarity is striking.
  • Extract from : « Impressions of America » by Tyrone Power
  • I felt at once that, differing as we did in other experiences, in this matter I resembled you.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • That was, I suppose, the natural issue of our differing positions in life.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • The Presentation in the Temple, differing from the preceding.
  • Extract from : « Rembrandt and His Works » by John Burnet
  • Differing widely from the languages in general with which I am acquainted.
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow

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