DIFFERS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

differs

verb

present tense third-person singular of differ

as in contrasts

to be unlike; to not be the same my brother and I differ markedly in the way we handle money

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as in disagrees

to have a different opinion after much arguing, we simply have agreed to differ about the issue

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Recent Examples of differs What's particularly striking is how AI's actual impact differs from the narrative. — Byjonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Since the substrate’s atomic spacing differs slightly from that of RuO₂, the ultrathin film is forced to stretch to match it—a condition known as epitaxial strain. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026 Everything changed a few weeks later when the registrar called to confirm details about her son’s last name, which differs from both parents’ legal last names. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 That differs from a deal announced Wednesday by the New York Knicks, New York Yankees and five other teams in the New York area that moved game streaming from the Gotham Sports App to DAZN. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Metallurgical coal differs from thermal coal used to generate electricity. — Jessica Towhey, Boston Herald, 29 July 2026 The fact is, under defamation law, anyway (which obviously differs from privacy law), most journalists can be considered limited public figures. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Each person’s light-dark exposure also differs depending on habits and location, which makes timing the biological clock difficult to measure precisely. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026 The new album differs significantly from 2020’s Fall to Pieces, Tricky’s last album under his own name. — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

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Balancing full-time and part-time career goals The side hustle’s ebb-and-flow contrasts with the steady paycheck and cadence of her NASA job.

— Megan Sauer, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
This contrasts sharply with a federal judge's decision days earlier, blocking Minnesota from criminalizing prediction markets, a win for Kalshi and the CFTC who argue federal preemption.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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Notably, few major artists have joined BTS's boycott outright, and that is not evidence the industry disagrees with them.

— Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the watershed department disagrees with the state’s findings and maintains its position that the chemical spill did not cause the fish kill.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 28 July 2026