Standard Lemma guide

divergent

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/
  • Canada, General-American: /dɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/
  • Canada, General-American: /daɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /dɑeˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/
  • New-Zealand: /daɪˈvøː.d͡ʒənt/
  • New-Zealand: [dɑe̯ˈvøː.d͡ʒənt]
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənt
  • CMU ARPABET: D AY0 V ER1 JH AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IH0 V ER1 JH AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Growing further apart; diverging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

(said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Disagreeing from something given; differing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a divergent statement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Causing divergence of rays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a divergent lens

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

tending to move apart in different directions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diverging

Antonyms: convergent

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

diverging from another or from a standard

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a divergent opinion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: отклоняващ се (otklonjavašt se) — growing further apart; diverging
  • Czech: divergentní — growing further apart; diverging
  • Czech: rozbíhavý — growing further apart; diverging
  • Finnish: hajaantuva — growing further apart; diverging
  • Finnish: hajautuva — growing further apart; diverging
  • Finnish: laajeneva — growing further apart; diverging
  • Finnish: eriytyvä — growing further apart; diverging
  • Finnish: divergentti — growing further apart; diverging
  • Hungarian: széthúzó — growing further apart; diverging
  • Māori: tīhoi — growing further apart; diverging
  • Polish: rozbieżny — growing further apart; diverging
  • Romanian: divergent — growing further apart; diverging
  • Spanish: divergente — growing further apart; diverging
  • Asturian: diverxente — of a series, not converging
  • Bulgarian: разходящ (razhodjašt) — of a series, not converging
  • Catalan: divergent — of a series, not converging
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發散 /发散 (fāsàn) — of a series, not converging
  • Finnish: hajaantuva — of a series, not converging
  • French: divergent — of a series, not converging
  • Galician: diverxente — of a series, not converging
  • Georgian: განშლადი (ganšladi) — of a series, not converging
  • Hungarian: divergens — of a series, not converging
  • Italian: divergente — of a series, not converging
  • Māori: tīhoi — of a series, not converging
  • Polish: rozbieżny — of a series, not converging
  • Portuguese: divergente — of a series, not converging
  • Romanian: divergent — of a series, not converging
  • Russian: расходящийся (rasxodjaščijsja) — of a series, not converging
  • Spanish: divergente — of a series, not converging
  • Swedish: divergent — of a series, not converging
  • Tagalog: palayo — of a series, not converging
Real reading context

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