All alterity synonyms

noun alterity

• refinement — fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc.
• sharpness — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
• tact — a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
• aberration — An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
• alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
• crotch — Your crotch is the part of your body between the tops of your legs.
• deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
• departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
• detour — If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way, because you want to avoid something such as a traffic jam, or because there is something you want to do on the way.
• deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
• digression — the act of digressing.
• divagation — to wander; stray.
• fork — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
• mutation — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
• parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
• radiation — Physics. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body. the energy transferred by these processes.
• ramification — the act or process of ramifying.
• turning — a movement of partial or total rotation: a slight turn of the handle.
• variety — the state of being varied or diversified: to give variety to a diet.
• varying — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
• conflict — Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement.
• disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
• difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
• disparity — lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
• distinction — a marking off or distinguishing as different: His distinction of sounds is excellent.
• divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
• inconsistency — the quality or condition of being inconsistent.
• miscalculation — An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
• variation — the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
• contrariety — opposition between one thing and another; disagreement
• discordance — a discordant state; disagreement; discord.
• dissimilarity — unlikeness; difference.
• dissimilitude — unlikeness; difference; dissimilarity.
• dissonance — inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony.
• divergency — divergence; deviation.
• incongruity — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
• otherness — the state or fact of being different or distinct.
• split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
• unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
• variance — the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
• dissemblance — dissembling; dissimulation.
• discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
• gap — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
• imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
• inequality — social or economic disparity: inequality between the rich and the poor; widening income inequality in America. unequal opportunity or treatment resulting from this disparity: inequality in healthcare and education.
• disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
• diverseness — of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions.
• unevenness — not level or flat; rough; rugged: The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface.
• imparity — lack of parity or equality; disparity, difference, or inequality.
• contrast — A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.