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 How quickly does the vendor respond when a workflow differs from the demo? — Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Avira Prime differs from the rest in its Identity Assistant component, present as a panel on the Privacy page. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 This behavior differs from the conventional Schwinger mechanism, in which strong fields produce particle-antiparticle pairs throughout the bulk. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 Lilly is also developing a weekly injection that targets the amylin receptor, a pathway involved in appetite and satiety that differs from those targeted by existing treatments. — Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Their significance differs from school to school, depending on the teacher, the school, the neighborhood, etc. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 Both gasoline and diesel are made from crude oil, but their chemical makeup differs in several ways. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026 Newspaper writing differs from most other writing because print-newspaper space is finite. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 In contrast to Sami Miro Vintage, The Róse differs in what stage of the journey the brand’s consumer audience is at. — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

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The share price decline contrasts with the flood of capital pouring into humanoid robotics companies over the last 12 months or so.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The sobering revelation contrasts with the full throttle warble of its bass.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

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But Noakes disagrees with the characterization of the movie as lefty propaganda, and for different reasons so would many of the millions who return to It’s a Wonderful Life as a Christmas tradition.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Judge Mehta, who made a landmark antitrust ruling against Google in 2024, disagrees with Chegg and PMC’s claims.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2026