difference

Word Type

n.

difference Meaning Definition

The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty?

Synonyms for difference

aberrance,aberrancy,aberration,abnormality,abnormity,about-face,accommodation,account,achievement,adaptation,adjustment,aggregate,agreement to disagree,alerion,alienation,alteration,amelioration,amorphism,amount,animal charge,annulet,anomalism,anomalousness,anomaly,antagonism,apostasy,argent,argument,argumentation,armorial bearings,armory,arms,asymmetry,azure,bad copy,bad likeness,balance,bandeau,bar,bar sinister,baton,bearings,bend,bend sinister,betterment,billet,blazon,blazonry,bordure,box score,break,broad arrow,cadency mark,camouflage,canton,capriciousness,cast,change,change of heart,changeability,changeableness,chaplet,character,characteristic,charge,chevron,chief,choppiness,clash,clashing,coat of arms,cockatrice,conflict,constructive change,contention,continuity,contradiction,contradistinction,contrariety,contrast,controversy,conversion,coronet,count,counter-culture,credit,crescent,crest,cross,cross moline,cross-purposes,crown,dappleness,defection,deficit,degeneration,degenerative change,derangement,deterioration,deviation,device,difference of opinion,differencing,differentiate,differentiation,difficulty,disaccord,disaccordance,disagreement,disapprobation,disapproval,discern,discontinuity,discord,discordance,discordancy,discrepancy,discriminate,disequilibrium,disguise,disharmony,disorder,disparity,disproportion,dispute,dissatisfaction,dissemblance,dissension,dissent,dissentience,dissidence,dissimilarity,dissimilation,dissimilitude,dissonance,distinction,distinguish,disunion,disunity,divarication,divergence,divergency,diversification,diversion,diversity,dividedness,division,dropping out,eagle,eccentricity,epact,ermine,ermines,erminites,erminois,erraticism,escutcheon,extricate,faction,falcon,fess,fess point,field,file,fitting,flanch,fleur-de-lis,flip-flop,fret,fur,fusil,garland,gradual change,griffin,gules,gyron,hatchment,helmet,heraldic device,heterogeneity,heteromorphism,honor point,idiosyncrasy,imbalance,impalement,impaling,improvement,inaccordance,inadequacy,incommensurability,incomparability,incongruity,inconsistency,inconstancy,inequality,inequity,inescutcheon,inferiority,injustice,instability,insufficiency,irregularity,jarring,jerkiness,label,leftovers,lion,lozenge,makeup,mantling,marshaling,martlet,mascle,melioration,mercuriality,mere caricature,metal,metamorphosis,minority opinion,misunderstanding,mitigation,modification,modulation,monstrosity,motleyness,motto,mullet,mutability,nature,negation,net,nombril point,nonagreement,nonassent,nonconcurrence,nonconformism,nonconformity,nonconsent,nonstandardization,nonuniformity,number,octofoil,odds,opposition,oppugnancy,or,ordinary,orle,otherness,overbalance,overthrow,pale,paly,pean,peculiarity,pheon,polarization,poor imitation,product,purpure,qualification,quantity,quarrel,quarter,quartering,radical change,raggedness,re-creation,realignment,reckoning,recusance,recusancy,redesign,reform,reformation,rejection,remainder,remaking,renewal,repudiation,repugnance,reshaping,rest,restructuring,reversal,revival,revivification,revolution,rose,sable,saltire,score,scutcheon,secession,separate,sever,severalize,shield,shift,shortcoming,spread eagle,strife,subnormality,subordinary,sudden change,sum,summation,superiority,surplus,switch,tale,tally,tenne,teratism,the bottom line,the story,the whole story,tincture,torse,total,total change,transformation,transition,tressure,turn,turnabout,unbalance,unconformism,unconformity,underground,unevenness,unfair discrimination,unharmoniousness,unicorn,unlikeness,unnaturalism,unnaturalness,unorthodoxy,unresemblance,unsameness,unsimilarity,unsteadiness,upheaval,vair,variability,variance,variation,variegation,variety,variousness,versatility,vert,violent change,wavering,whole,withdrawal,worsening,wreath,x number,yale

Synonym Search Links for difference

aberranceaberrancyaberrationabnormalityabnormityabout-faceaccommodationaccountachievementadaptationadjustmentaggregateagreement to disagreealerionalienationalterationameliorationamorphismamountanimal chargeannuletanomalismanomalousnessanomalyantagonismapostasyargentargumentargumentationarmorial bearingsarmoryarmsasymmetryazurebad copybad likenessbalancebandeaubarbar sinisterbatonbearingsbendbend sinisterbettermentbilletblazonblazonrybordurebox scorebreakbroad arrowcadency markcamouflagecantoncapriciousnesscastchangechange of heartchangeabilitychangeablenesschapletcharactercharacteristicchargechevronchiefchoppinessclashclashingcoat of armscockatriceconflictconstructive changecontentioncontinuitycontradictioncontradistinctioncontrarietycontrastcontroversyconversioncoronetcountcounter-culturecreditcrescentcrestcrosscross molinecross-purposescrowndapplenessdefectiondeficitdegenerationdegenerative changederangementdeteriorationdeviationdevicedifference of opiniondifferencingdifferentiatedifferentiationdifficultydisaccorddisaccordancedisagreementdisapprobationdisapprovaldiscerndiscontinuitydiscorddiscordancediscordancydiscrepancydiscriminatedisequilibriumdisguisedisharmonydisorderdisparitydisproportiondisputedissatisfactiondissemblancedissensiondissentdissentiencedissidencedissimilaritydissimilationdissimilitudedissonancedistinctiondistinguishdisuniondisunitydivaricationdivergencedivergencydiversificationdiversiondiversitydividednessdivisiondropping outeagleeccentricityepactermineermineserminiteserminoiserraticismescutcheonextricatefactionfalconfessfess pointfieldfilefittingflanchfleur-de-lisflip-flopfretfurfusilgarlandgradual changegriffingulesgyronhatchmenthelmetheraldic deviceheterogeneityheteromorphismhonor pointidiosyncrasyimbalanceimpalementimpalingimprovementinaccordanceinadequacyincommensurabilityincomparabilityincongruityinconsistencyinconstancyinequalityinequityinescutcheoninferiorityinjusticeinstabilityinsufficiencyirregularityjarringjerkinesslabelleftoverslionlozengemakeupmantlingmarshalingmartletmasclemeliorationmercurialitymere caricaturemetalmetamorphosisminority opinionmisunderstandingmitigationmodificationmodulationmonstrositymotleynessmottomulletmutabilitynaturenegationnetnombril pointnonagreementnonassentnonconcurrencenonconformismnonconformitynonconsentnonstandardizationnonuniformitynumberoctofoiloddsoppositionoppugnancyorordinaryorleothernessoverbalanceoverthrowpalepalypeanpeculiaritypheonpolarizationpoor imitationproductpurpurequalificationquantityquarrelquarterquarteringradical changeraggednessre-creationrealignmentreckoningrecusancerecusancyredesignreformreformationrejectionremainderremakingrenewalrepudiationrepugnancereshapingrestrestructuringreversalrevivalrevivificationrevolutionrosesablesaltirescorescutcheonsecessionseparateseverseveralizeshieldshiftshortcomingspread eaglestrifesubnormalitysubordinarysudden changesumsummationsuperioritysurplusswitchtaletallytenneteratismthe bottom linethe storythe whole storytincturetorsetotaltotal changetransformationtransitiontressureturnturnaboutunbalanceunconformismunconformityundergroundunevennessunfair discriminationunharmoniousnessunicornunlikenessunnaturalismunnaturalnessunorthodoxyunresemblanceunsamenessunsimilarityunsteadinessupheavalvairvariabilityvariancevariationvariegationvarietyvariousnessversatilityvertviolent changewaveringwholewithdrawalworseningwreathx numberyale