divergent

1. 1.

   diverging from another or from a standard

   “a divergent opinion”

   Similardifferent
2. 2.

   tending to move apart in different directions

   Synonymsdiverging

   Antonymsconvergent

   Similarbranchingradiating

Questions about divergent

What does divergent mean?

divergent means "diverging from another or from a standard". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in divergent?

divergent has 3 syllables: di-ver-gent. The stress falls on "ver". In IPA it is /daɪˈvɝdʒənt/.

What is another word for divergent?

Close synonyms include diverging. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of divergent?

The recorded antonyms are convergent.

Is divergent a common word?

divergent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with divergent?

1 word rhymes with divergent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.