differ

Plural: differs

Verb

Verb Forms: differed, differing, differs

To be unlike or distinct; to disagree.
be different
- "These two tests differ in only one respect"
be of different opinions
- "I beg to differ!"
Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
To be separated in quantity.
Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
To have diverging opinions, disagree.

Noun

A program that diffs, a diff.

Examples

The numbers 3 and 21 differ by 18.
These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces.
Though their play styles DIFFER, both Words With Friends players share a love for bingos.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differō (“carry apart, put off, defer; differ”), from dis- (“apart”) + ferō (“carry, bear”). Compare Ancient Greek διαφέρω (diaphérō). Doublet of defer and dilate, see also infer, confer and collate, refer and relate, as well as prefer and prelate among others.

Synonyms

disagree, dissent, take issue, ablude, diff, differ, mismatch, vary

Antonyms

agree, equal, conform, match

Scrabble Score: 13

differ: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
differ: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
differ: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

differ: valid Words With Friends Word