Differ
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪfə/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Differ is a verb meaning (intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
Meaning
(intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
More Meanings
- (computing) A program that diffs, a diff.
Example Sentences
These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces.
When we look to the individuals of the same variety or sub-variety of our older cultivated plants and animals, one of the first points which strikes us, is, that they generally differ much more from each other, than do the individuals of any one species or variety in a state of nature.
Word Forms
- differs
- differing
- differed
Synonyms for differ
Depending on context, synonyms include ablude, dissent, mismatch, vary, diff, disagree.
Antonyms for differ
Common opposites include match, conform, concur, equal, agree, be.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disagree, deviate, separate, withhold, divergence, derogate.
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