Antonyms for divergent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-vur-juh nt, dahy-
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvɜr dʒənt, daɪ-


Definition of divergent

Origin :
  • 1690s, from Modern Latin divergentem (nominative divergens), present participle of divergere (see diverge). Related: Divergently.
  • adj differing
Example sentences :
  • That the habits of the Judge and the drummer were divergent made it all the more annoying.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • Burr could get no help from any of the divergent parties he had attempted to gain.
  • Extract from : « A History of the United States » by Cecil Chesterton
  • But this traveling on divergent lines could not but have its effect upon them.
  • Extract from : « The Faith Doctor » by Edward Eggleston
  • The results are so divergent on this point that it is best not to adopt any standard at present.
  • Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
  • It consists merely in divergent specialization from a general center.
  • Extract from : « Expository Writing » by Mervin James Curl
  • They do imply, however, that there are divergent directions and forms of thought.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Folk Psychology » by Wilhelm Wundt
  • Horns and feet slender cylindrical, straight, divergent; three horns about as long as the shell, three feet twice as long.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Apical horn and the six divergent feet twice to three times as long as the shell, bristle-shaped, irregularly curved and branched.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Cephalis spherical, very small, with two divergent conical horns of half the length; its lower half hidden in the thorax.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • The latter are connected with the former by six divergent curved columell, about as long as the diameter of the basal ring.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel

Synonyms for divergent

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