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divergence has 7 distinct synonyms spread across 4 of its 4 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is convergence.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
“an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines”
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
“the deviation from the mean”
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
“a growing divergence of opinion”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for divergence come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.