diverging
Branching off gradually
Diverging describes things moving apart from a common point or path.
Roads diverge when they split in different directions.
Opinions diverge when people disagree.
Their paths were diverging.
Diverging can also mean departing from a standard or norm: The data was diverging from predictions.
The present participle of diverge, used as adjective or verb.
Dividing into parts
- forkingDividing into branches
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- bifurcatingDividing into two branches
- separatingDividing into parts
parting · dividing · cleaving · radiating · spreading · fanning · dispersing · scattering
Holding opposing opinions
- conflictingIncompatible with each other
- differingBeing unlike another
- clashingStriking with discord
- opposingStanding against something
contradicting · disputing · dissenting · polarizing · contending · debating · contrasting · discordant
Increasing in extent
- increasingBecoming greater in amount
- expandingGrowing in scope
- disparateEssentially different in kind
- dissimilarNot similar
contrasting · discrepant · varying · heterogeneous · differentiated · distinct · unequal · asymmetric
Departing from course
- veeringChanging direction suddenly
- departingIn process of leaving
- digressingDeparting from subject
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
drifting · swerving · deflecting · aberrant · anomalous · unconventional · nonconforming · eccentric
Tined eating tool
- junctionPoint where things meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- splitSeparation into parts
branch · offshoot · tributary · byway · detour · trailhead · Y-junction
Formation of distinct species
- phylogeneticOf evolutionary relationships
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
splitting
Dividing into parts
- forkingDividing into branches
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- bifurcatingDividing into two branches
separating · parting · dividing · cleaving · radiating · spreading · fanning · dispersing · scattering · veering
disagreeing
Holding opposing opinions
- conflictingIncompatible with each other
- differingBeing unlike another
- clashingStriking with discord
opposing · contradicting · disputing · dissenting · polarizing · contending · debating · contrasting · discordant · incompatible
widening
Increasing in extent
- increasingBecoming greater in amount
- expandingGrowing in scope
- disparateEssentially different in kind
dissimilar · contrasting · discrepant · varying · heterogeneous · differentiated · distinct · unequal · asymmetric
straying
Departing from course
- veeringChanging direction suddenly
- departingIn process of leaving
- digressingDeparting from subject
wandering · drifting · swerving · deflecting · aberrant · anomalous · unconventional · nonconforming · eccentric · off-course
fork
Tined eating tool
- junctionPoint where things meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
split · branch · offshoot · tributary · byway · detour · trailhead · Y-junction
speciation
Formation of distinct species
- phylogeneticOf evolutionary relationships
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- branchingbranching, dendrite, dendrites, dendritic, tree root
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
- sequencessequence, arithmetic, series, geometric, progressions
- maneuveringmaneuvering, positioning, steering, repositioning, pivoting
- off targetoff target, off-target, off the mark, wide of the mark, wide
- Rail Signalssemaphore, searchlight, clear, stop, caution
divergingconverging
Moving toward sameness
meeting · merging · coming together · convergent · joining
divergingconverging
Moving toward sameness
concurring · agreeing · aligning · harmonizing · coinciding
divergingconforming
Meeting accepted standards
convergent · following · adhering · complying · toeing the line
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