divergent
Other forms: divergently
Something divergent is moving away from what is expected. Two divergent paths are moving in opposite directions — away from each other.
Things that are divergent are diverging — moving away from a path or a standard. A teacher who comes to work in a clown outfit is being divergent; a clown who comes to work in a business suit is also being divergent. A stream is divergent if it is moving in the opposite direction of a river. A politician who is divergent might leave his political party. Divergent people and things are changing course — moving off the beaten path.
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tending to move apart in different directionssynonyms: divergingbranchingresembling the branches of a treeradiatingdiverging from a common pointobliqueslanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angledantonyms:convergenttending to come together from different directionsobliqueslanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
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diverging from another or from a standard“a divergent opinion”synonyms:differentunlike in nature, quality, form, or degree
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