DIVERGED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

diverged

verb

past tense of diverge

as in deviated

to change one's course or direction the deer abruptly diverged from its intended path the moment it spied the waiting lynx

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as in separated

to go or move in different directions from a central point at that point the road and the railroad tracks diverge

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Recent Examples of diverged Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa’s cancer crisis. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by the political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa's cancer crisis. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 During the last earnings season, in the second quarter, stock reactions diverged from earnings results. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 The race to determine who will lead one of the United States’s largest cities took a twist Tuesday, when the two women battling to win Los Angeles’s mayoral race sharply diverged over Israel. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026 In the poll, views on health care access and costs largely diverged along party lines. — Ali Swenson, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026 In the poll, views on healthcare access and costs largely diverged along party lines. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 But researchers were able to show that over hundreds of thousands of years, the gentoo has diverged into four distinct evolutionary lineages, each of which the researchers say should be its own species. — Violet Jira, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026 This year’s Climate Week diverged markedly from past years that had been focused more closely on climate targets, timetables, emissions reductions and scaling up promising solutions. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

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But over time, due to a variety of systems issues with obtaining certain medications, the lethal injection protocol has deviated from the standard devised by Chapman.

— M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026
The Bengals deviated from strategy this offseason and paid for a defense.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviated

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Next to her, Deary sported the quintessential Gen Z slicked-back ponytail, parted in the middle and bristle-brushed back from the sides of her head.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
For the shoot, Chastain swapped her signature red hair for soft blonde waves parted at the center.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 8 Oct. 2026

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And so the record is divided between tracks that capture the rush of losing yourself in a sea of bodies and the pain of being caught out at last call with no one to return home to.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Yet Perrette and Decker’s meaty roles still leave gaps – slightly lower down the international chain, questions remain over how territories are divided up and who looks after what.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of divided

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Dad forked a bite of roast beef, eyed it, then shoved it in his mouth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Chelsea have forked out £236million on Brighton players, the largest sum any Premier League club has spent on signings from another, and all of it since 2022.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of forked

Verb

Officers retreated and called for backup, but officials said the suspect fired shots at police.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026
Once promoted by her husband as a possible successor in the Governor’s Mansion, Casey DeSantis has since largely retreated from public view.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

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