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Differ

/ˈdɪfə/

Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.

📖 Definitions of "Differ"

verb

1
Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
"These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces."
2
(people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.
3
To be separated in quantity.
"The numbers 3 and 21 differ by 18."

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disagreeverb	(intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
take issueverb	be of different opinions

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
concurverb	To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.
equalverb	The same in value (status, merit, etc): having or deserving the same rights or treatment.
agreeverb	(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
beverb	As an auxiliary verb:

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
disagreeverb	(intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
take issueverb	be of different opinions
deviateverb	(intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
separateverb	(transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
withholdverb	(transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
divergencenoun	The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
derogateverb	(transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
differenceverb	(uncountable) The quality of being different.
delayverb	(transitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.
postponeverb	To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
deferverb	(transitive) To delay or postpone.
distinguishverb	To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
differentiateverb	(transitive) To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
divergeverb	(intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
suspendverb	To halt something temporarily.
dependverb	(intransitive, usually followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
departverb	(intransitive) To leave.
varyverb	(intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
variancenoun	A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
varied	diverse or miscellaneous