Antonyms for differs
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dif-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪf ər |
Definition of differs
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French differer (14c.) and directly from Latin differre "to set apart, differ," from dis- "away from" (see dis-) + ferre "carry" (see infer).
- Two senses that were present in Latin have gone separate ways in English since c.1500 with defer (transitive) and differ (intransitive). Related: Differed; differing.
- verb be dissimilar, distinct
- verb clash; hold opposing views
- A white man looks for game; an Indian sees it because it differs from the forest.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- It is the controlling mood that differs, not the material controlled.
- Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
- It differs from the earlier proposals in having no working parts on the line.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various
- You won't admit that anybody can be right who differs from you.
- Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
- An' I tell you there's no differs between Cambridge an' Oxford.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- It differs from T. sordidum in having no trace of violet color.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- The genus Clitocybe differs from Tricholoma in the character of the gills.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- M. Pelianthina differs from this in having dark-edged gills.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- This differs from L. cilicioides in its zoned pileus and white milk.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- It differs from M. pseudopura and M. zephira in having a strong smell.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
Synonyms for differs
- alter
- be distinguished from
- be off the beaten path
- be unlike
- bear no resemblance
- bicker
- bump heads
- clash with
- conflict with
- contend
- contradict
- contrast
- debate
- demur
- depart from
- deviate from
- digress
- disaccord
- disagree
- discept
- discord
- dispute
- dissent
- divaricate from
- diverge
- diversify
- divide
- fight
- go after each other
- go at it
- hit a clinker
- hit a sour note
- jar
- jar with
- lack resemblance
- lock horns
- modify
- not conform
- not look like
- object
- oppose
- protest against
- qualify
- quarrel
- reverse
- run counter to
- show contrast
- sing a different tune
- squabble
- stand apart
- take exception
- take issue
- turn
- vary
- war
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