Synonyms for dissimilarity
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Noun
1. Disparity
disparity, diversity, discrepancy, difference, divergence, incongruity, contrast, inconsistency, disagreement, inequality, dissimilitude, unlikeness, dissemblance, nonresemblance, variance, dissonance, contrariety
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Definitions
- n. 1
A lack of similarity or a lack of likeness in appearance to something else.
Forms
- Plural
- dissimilarities → disparities, diversities, discrepancies, differences…
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Dissimilarity is between things sharply contrasted; there may be a difference between those almost alike.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- difference It won't make any difference whichever you choose.
- diversity Globalization destroys the diversity of languages.
- disparity 3-D glasses make use of retinal disparity.
- discrepancy I can't think of an explanation for the discrepancy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dissimilarity | steady | |
| difference | steady | |
| diversity | rising | |
| disparity | steady | |
| discrepancy | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- contrast2, variance3
- 9 letters
- diversity4, disparity4
- 10 letters
- difference3, inequality5, divergence3, dissonance3, unlikeness
- 11 letters
- discrepancy4, incongruity5, contrariety
- 12 letters
- disagreement4, dissemblance, unsimilarity
- 13 letters
- inconsistency5, dissimilitude
- 14 letters
- nonresemblance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (contrast2 = 2 syllables).